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Backporting
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<p>Backporting is the action of taking parts from a newer <a href="/facts/Software_versioning/EP8VXAUU">version</a> of a <a href="/facts/Software_system/mglVMfTA">software system</a> or <a href="/facts/Software_component/eW5wvSHC">software component</a> and <a href="/facts/Porting/7s6tFs8B">porting</a> them to an older version of the same software. It forms part of the <a href="/facts/Software_maintenance/Uv39zQb0">maintenance</a> step in a <a href="/facts/Software_development_process/cIDtuNPN">software development process</a>, and it is commonly used for fixing <a href="/facts/Security_bug/caelWGhH">security issues</a> in older versions of the software and also for providing new features to older versions. </p>