tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 07 13:38:53 2008
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Re: "Update"
- From: Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: "Update"
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:37:58 -0700 (PDT)
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--- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 8/5/08, Fiat Knox <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Updating, for me, means the process of keeping the
> blade
> > shiny.
>
[...]
> How do you "update" a computer program in a way that
> makes the term
> "upgrade" not appropriate?
>
To me, an "update" is something that brings your
program/data/whatever up to date; after you update it,
you have the most current version of the thing, but
the essential nature of the thing has not changed.
When I "upgrade", I change the essential nature,
generally by adding new capabilities or features. If
I update a database application, I just bring it to
the current level of precision, but a database upgrade
might add a new field or new ways to search existing
fields. If I update a hotel reservation, I bring the
information about it (like my arrival time) up to
date; if I upgrade it, I'm wanting a nicer room or
something similar.
It's entirely possible that Klingons don't have a
single word to describe either of these processes, but
use a verb appropriate to the particular item and the
level of change applied to it.
-- ter'eS
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