backward compatibility

基本解释

There are several php.ini settings that should be disabled, since they are often used for backward-compatibility
有若干 php.ini 设置应当予以禁用，因为它们常用作向后兼容性
Although some backward-compatibility issues exist, this version's features make Drools even more attractive than before.
虽然现在还存在一些向后兼容性问题，但这个版本的特性让 Drools 比以前更有吸引力。
If you still want to use the old update-manager interface despite all the advantages and backward-compatibility of the Equinox p2 Update UI, you can do so.
如果您不在乎 Equinox p2 Update UI 提供的诸多优点和向后兼容性，而是坚持使用旧的更新管理器，当然也是可以的。

Rather than talking about backward-compatibility, enterprise now has to embrace forward-compatibility, designing systems based on new technology to meet evolving user needs and creating customer value.
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To overcome the problem of backward-compatibility, modern x86 chips such as the Pentium are able to take x86-style instructions from old software and split them up into several smaller micro-operations which lend themselves better to performance-enhancing trickery.
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Bug-for-bug compatibility is a problem, but breaking backward compatibility would be a much bigger problem, so even as the lowest layers of the operating system are revised and rewritten, the layers that applictions talk to (the application programming interface, or API) are carefully tested to ensure that no changes are visible to the application.
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