modern version

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A modern version is a contemporary adaptation or update of something older—a text, system, product, or practice.

The phrase often appears in discussions of technology, literature, or design: The app is a modern version of the old card catalog.

It implies retention of core function or meaning while incorporating current standards, aesthetics, or capabilities.

Related

streaming era · reboot · remake · sustainable materials · reimagining · ergonomic design · adaptation

Opposites
temporal iteration

modern versionoriginal

First or inventive

first edition · predecessor · prototype · ur-text

authenticity/derivation

modern versionoriginal

First or inventive

source material · prototype · archetype · primary source · ur-text

Family

modern, version, modernize, modernization, modernism, modernist, modernity, modernized, modernizing

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G