compatibility mode
Older software setting
Compatibility mode is a software setting that allows newer systems to run older programs or files by emulating the behavior of previous versions.
Operating systems offer compatibility mode to handle legacy applications that would otherwise malfunction: Try running it in compatibility mode for Windows 7.
The term extends to any system feature that accommodates older standards or formats.
- legacyWhat's passed down
- legacy supportMaintaining older system functionality
- emulationCopying to rival
- virtual machineEmulated computer system
- backwardToward what's behind
software · fallback · workaround · settings · system settings · Windows · Windows XP · Internet Explorer · browser · vintage · retro · old-school · adapter · translation · bridge · patch · glitch · crash
- software portabilitycross-platform, portability, Ionic, Java, JVM
- compilersGCC, compiler, frontend, DMD, parser
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