uppfærslu
Uppfærsla is an Icelandic noun meaning an update, a revision, or an upgrade. It denotes both the act of updating and the resulting updated version. In information technology, it most commonly refers to software updates, firmware updates, or patches that fix bugs, add features, or improve security. The term is also used for updates to documents, datasets, or knowledge bases, and can describe revised editions in publishing or journalism.
Origin and form: uppfærsla is formed from the verb uppfæra “to update” with the nominalization suffix -sla.
Usage notes: In modern Icelandic, the phrase used for a software update is often specified as uppfærsla
Related terms: the related verb uppfæra describes the action; uppfærslan is the definite form corresponding to