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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

update \up"date\ ([u^]p"d[=a]t`), n.
1. The event or process of updating (in either sense); the
information provided in the process of updating; as, I
gave the director the latest update on the project; the
update took over an hour.
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2. The document or database which results from a process of
updating; and updated document or database; as, they
distributed the update over the internet.
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update \up"date\ ([u^]p"d[=a]t` or [u^]p*d[=a]t"), v. t.
1. To make corrections or to add new information to (a
document) so as to include the most recent information;
as, we update the sales database every night; the book was
updated and sold as a new edition. Used often of
computerized data bases and documents.
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2. To inform (a person) of the most recent information
concerning a topic; as, I updated the director on the
status of the project.
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