version
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• noun
A particular form or variant of something that differs in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing.
"The software developer released a new version of the application to fix several security bugs."
An account of a matter from a particular person's point of view.
"Each witness gave a slightly different version of how the traffic accident occurred."
A translation of a book, poem, or other text into another language, especially of the Bible.
"Scholars compared the ancient Greek manuscript with a modern English version of the text."
The manual turning of a fetus inside the uterus to facilitate delivery (in obstetrics).
"The obstetrician performed an external cephalic version to turn the breech baby before labor began."
• verb
To create a new version of or assign version numbers to (especially software, documents, or digital files).
"Our engineering team versions the API carefully so that older client applications continue to function."
• Rhymes for version
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French version or Medieval Latin versio ('a turning, translation'), derived from the Latin verb vertere ('to turn').