[84968] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: "Update"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Terrence Donnelly)
Thu Aug 7 16:39:16 2008
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:37:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Terrence Donnelly <terrence.donnelly@sbcglobal.net>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <f1d476f10808071137r1d4d64b3p36650129116e985a@mail.gmail.com>
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--- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh <qunchuy@alcaco.net> wrote:
> On 8/5/08, Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Updating, for me, means the process of keeping the
> blade
> > shiny.
>
[...]
> How do you "update" a computer program in a way that
> makes the term
> "upgrade" not appropriate?
>
To me, an "update" is something that brings your
program/data/whatever up to date; after you update it,
you have the most current version of the thing, but
the essential nature of the thing has not changed.
When I "upgrade", I change the essential nature,
generally by adding new capabilities or features. If
I update a database application, I just bring it to
the current level of precision, but a database upgrade
might add a new field or new ways to search existing
fields. If I update a hotel reservation, I bring the
information about it (like my arrival time) up to
date; if I upgrade it, I'm wanting a nicer room or
something similar.
It's entirely possible that Klingons don't have a
single word to describe either of these processes, but
use a verb appropriate to the particular item and the
level of change applied to it.
-- ter'eS
