update

An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.

Noun

An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
- I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
1. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
  - He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
- Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
- I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.
- I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerrillas.
1. A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
2. (statistics, computing) An adjustment of parameters in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted.
  - stochastic update
A version of something which is newer than other versions.
- You should try the update: it rocks.
- The mid-season update for MW3 is here, introducing quite a bit of content across all three of CoD’s modes. - 2024 March 6, John Esposito, “MW3 Zombies Season 2 Reloaded patch notes: New Schematics, Containment Levels,...

From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).

To bring (a thing) up to date.
- I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
- Update me on what happened while I was away.