bug compatibility
The compatibility between two systems down to the specific bugs exhibited by the…The compatibility between two systems down to the specific bugs exhibited by the implementations.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The compatibility between two systems down to the specific bugs exhibited by the implementations.
In some types of software with specific needs, it is necessary to replicate even the bugs of previous versions of the software to maintain bug compatibility.
Hyrum's law tells us that a failure to maintain bug compatibility in newer editions will surely lead to breakages, even if the API never promised those behaviors to begin with.
Origin
From bug (“logical error”) + compatibility or bug compatible + -ity.From bug (“logical error”) + compatibility or bug compatible + -ity.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable