auto-update

Software maintains itself

Auto-update is a software feature that automatically downloads and installs new versions without requiring user action.

Most operating systems and applications now auto-update by default: My phone auto-updated overnight and now everything looks different.

The noun refers to the update itself or the feature: I disabled auto-updates because they kept interrupting my work.

software

patch

Material covering damage

  • refreshRestore energy or newness
  • syncCoordinate timing or data
  • upgradeRaise to higher standard

download · install · notification · background · version · release · push · silent · scheduled · firmware

realtime

live

To exist or dwell

  • syncCoordinate timing or data
  • feedSupply with sustenance
  • streamSteady continuous flow

dynamic · continuous · instant · refresh · ticker · dashboard · monitoring · tracking · polling · push

settings

toggle

Two-position switch

configuration · checkbox · opt-in · opt-out · frequency · interval · schedule · bandwidth · Wi-Fi · metered

Categories
Opposites
change frequency/dynamism

auto-updateoffline mode

Function without connectivity

system change behavior

auto-updatestatic

Without motion or change

frozen · immutable · unchanging

Family

auto, update, autos, updates, updated, updating, updater, automobile, automatic

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G