noun Technical meaning of backport (software) To make a feature from a later version of a piece of software available in an earlier version. Backporting of features enables users of the older version to benefit from a feature without upgrading fully. 1
noun backport (computing) A software program that has been backported. 0
verb backport (Transitive Verb) (computing) 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. 0
verb backport (Transitive Verb) (computing, video games) To re-release software on its original or a previous platform with new features, after its release on a different platform. 0
