English

Verb

backport ‎(third-person singular simple present backports, present participle backporting, simple past and past participle backported)

1. (computing, transitive) To retroactively supply a fix, or a new feature, to a previous version of a software product at the same time (or after) supplying it to the current version.
2. (computing, video games, transitive) To re-release software on its original or a previous platform with new features, after its release on a different platform.

Noun

backport ‎(plural backports)

1. (computing) A software program that has been backported.