update
/ˈʌp.deɪt/ noun B2- An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information. · I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
- An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known. · He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
- A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade. · Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.· I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.
- 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.
Plural updates
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Digital maps, for all their miraculous real-time updates and traffic algorithms, are fundamentally ephemeral and devoid of such sentimental resonance.
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