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noun

• An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.

  Example: He gave me an update on the situation in New York.

• A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.

  Example: I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas.

• An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.

  Example: I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.

• A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.

  Example: I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.

• A version of something which is newer than other versions.

  Example: You should try the update: it rocks.

verb

• To bring (a thing) up to date.

  Example: I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.

• To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

  Example: Update me on what happened while I was away.