update

To make corrections or to add new information to (a document) so as to include the most recent information; as, we update the sales database every night; the book was updated and sold as a new edition. Used often of computerized data bases and documents.

To inform (a person) of the most recent information concerning a topic; as, I updated the director on the status of the project.

The event or process of updating (in either sense); the information provided in the process of updating; as, I gave the director the latest update on the project; the update took over an hour.

The document or database which results from a process of updating; and updated document or database; as, they distributed the update over the internet.