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# How to pronounce "backport" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/bækkpɒrt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **bac·kport**
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b5/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-backport.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-backport.wav.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To retroactively supply to a previous version of a software product a fix or a new feature at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.
- To re-release software on its original or a previous platform with new features, after its release on a different platform.

### NOUN
- An act of backporting.
  - *Example*: "This backport fixes an urgent bug."
- A software program that has been backported.

### Example Sentences
- "This backport fixes an urgent bug."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "backport"

- **Syllables**: bac · kport
- **IPA**: `/bækkpɒrt/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[backports](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backports), [backported](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backported), [backporting](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backporting), [backportable](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backportable)

### Related Concepts
[retrofit](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/retrofit)

## Related Pronunciations

[backbore](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backbore), [bac](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bac), [bacalao](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacalao), [bacalhau](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacalhau), [bacampicillin](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacampicillin), [bacanora](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacanora), [bacaro](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacaro), [bacaw](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacaw)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “backport”?
“backport” is pronounced /bækkpɒrt/ (bac · kport). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “backport”?
“backport” has 2 syllables: bac · kport.

### What does “backport” mean?
To retroactively supply to a previous version of a software product a fix or a new feature at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.


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