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The patch that fixes three bugs and politely introduces five new ones.
means To bring something up to date by adding the latest information, corrections, or features — or the new version itself that results.
from Built straightforwardly from 'up' plus 'date,' the noun 'date' coming through Old French from Latin 'data,' meaning 'given' (as in a thing dated, or given, at a certain time). 'Up to date' as a phrase came first; the verb 'update' is a comparatively modern back-formation, gaining real momentum in the 20th century once machines started needing constant freshening.
- Always pending
- Software is never finished, only abandoned
- Restart required
- The phrase that ruins everyone's afternoon
- Security patch
- Yesterday's clever hack becomes tomorrow's emergency download
- Progress bar
- Stuck at 99 percent on principle
- Forced timing
- Always arrives mid-presentation, never overnight