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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上 | 位 | 互 | 換 | 性 |
| じょう Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 4 |
ご Grade: S |
かん Grade: S |
せい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | ||||
Etymology
From 上位 (jōi, “upper”) + 互換性 (gokansei, “compatibility”).
Noun
上位互換性 • (jōi gokan-sei)
- compatibility with an inferior product
- Antonym: 下位互換性
- being better than something else in all aspects; overall superiority
- Antonym: 下位互換性
See also
- 後方互換性 (kōhō gokansei, “backward compatibility”)
- 前方互換性 (zenpō gokansei, “forward compatibility”)
- 相互互換性 (sōgo gokansei, “interchangeability”)