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Updated vs Maintained - What's the difference?

updated | maintained |

As verbs the difference between updated and maintained

is that updated is past tense of update while maintained is past tense of maintain.

As an adjective maintained is

showing maintenance or attention.

updated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (update)

    • Antonyms

    * outdated * out-of-date * superannuated

    update

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
    • He gave me an update on the situation in New York
  • A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
    • I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas
  • An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.
    • 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.
    • Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM
    I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop
  • A version of something which is newer than other versions.
    • "You should try the update: it rocks. "

    Verb

    (updat)
  • To bring (a thing) up to date.
    • 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.
    • Update me on what happened while I was away.

    Descendants

    * Danish: (l), (l) * French: (l) English heteronyms ----

    maintained

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing maintenance or attention
    • The house had a neat, well-maintained garden in front.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (maintain)
    • They maintained the house, the land, and the shed out back.

    Anagrams

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