Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
bagudkompatibilitet
English translation:
backward compatibility
Added to glossary by
Mabel Garzón
Nov 23, 2006 11:30
17 yrs ago
Danish term
Colombia
Over 27 years experience
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Danish to English, Swedish to Spanish, and 8 more.
bagudkompatibilitet
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Systems, Networks
Open XML
Når Open XML standarden er den mest betydningsfulde for virksomheders softwareindkøb er det ret naturligt. Specifikationen på Open XML er mere komplet end på ODF, og der er et tungtvejende hensyn til bagudkompatibilitet.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | backward compatibility |
Bjørnar Magnussen
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| 5 | Backward compability |
Soren Petersen
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| 5 -1 | reverse compatibility |
Eliza-Anna
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Proposed translations
2 mins
Bjørnar Magnussen
Works in field
Sworn translator, finance expert
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
backward compatibility
standard phrase
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Bjørnar."
-1
4 mins
Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Meaning and understanding in a package.
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
reverse compatibility
I also checked up with someone who works in IT who said that both reverse compatibility and backward compatibility are correct but reverse compatibility is the more usual phrase
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Jens Kaestel
: I'm sorry, but I have never heard that phrase used at all. Definately not the more usual phrase.
1 hr
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Yep, I was wrong. Just check with the IT person I spoke to originally. Backward compatibility is more common, though reverse compatibility can ber use. So I suppose we had better go for one of the other two:)
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| neutral |
Bjørnar Magnussen
: It's fairly easy to verify which phrase is the more usual: 22,000 Google-hits on "reverse compatibility", 1.2 mill on "backward compatibility".
4 hrs
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I do agree with you. I just thought it would be a good idea to ask a few people who work in the field.
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3 mins
Soren Petersen
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Quick and accurate translations
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: English to Danish, Danish to English, Norwegian to Danish, and 7 more.
Backward compability
A common IT term
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-11-23 11:35:17 GMT)
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Bjørnar was faster... :)
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-11-23 11:35:17 GMT)
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Bjørnar was faster... :)
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