backwardCompatibility

P4617
predicate

Indicates that one entity remains functional or compatible when used with an earlier version or older form of another entity.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
backwardCompatibility canonical 109
backwardCompatibilityGoal 4
hasBackwardCompatibility 4

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: backwardCompatibility
Generated description
Indicates that one entity remains functional or compatible when used with an earlier version or older form of another entity.

Sample triples (120)

Subject Object
IBM High Level Assembler System/390 assembler source compatibility ⓘ
Sega Nomad compatible with most Genesis library ⓘ
Apple IIgs Apple IIe software ⓘ
Apple IIgs Apple IIc software ⓘ
Apple IIgs 8-bit Apple II hardware (most expansion cards) ⓘ
Nikon F-mount DSLR system partial ⓘ
Canon EF-S lens mount accepts Canon EF lenses ⓘ
Canon RF lens mount EF mount via adapter ⓘ
Canon RF lens mount EF-S mount via adapter ⓘ
GCN no ⓘ
Amiga CD32 partially compatible with Amiga CDTV software ⓘ
Amiga CDTV compatible with most Amiga 500 software (with peripherals) ⓘ
Original Amiga File System readable by later AmigaOS versions ⓘ
Alpha AXP not binary compatible with VAX ⓘ
DAB+ digital radio not compatible with legacy DAB-only receivers ⓘ
NSCoding supports older archive formats ⓘ
PowerPC ISA v2.0 32-bit PowerPC ISA NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amiga 500 Plus largely compatible with Amiga 500 software ⓘ
WDC 65C816 CPU
surface form: WDC 65C816
support existing 6502 software via predicate surface "backwardCompatibilityGoal" ⓘ
Switch 2 unconfirmed (as of 2024) via predicate surface "hasBackwardCompatibility" ⓘ