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backward-looking change

[/ˈbækwərd ˈlʊkɪŋ tʃeɪndʒ/]
nounpl: backward-looking changes
mudança retrospectiva
1. A modification or alteration that reverts to previous methods, practices, or policies; a change that moves away from progress or modernization
The company's decision to eliminate remote work was seen as a backward-looking change that frustrated many employees.
A decisão da empresa de eliminar o trabalho remoto foi vista como uma mudança retrospectiva que frustrou muitos funcionários.
2. In software or system design, an update that applies retroactively to past data or configurations
The backward-looking change in the database schema affected all historical records.
A mudança retrospectiva no esquema do banco de dados afetou todos os registros históricos.
Synonyms
regressive changeretrograde changeretrogressive modificationstep backward
Antonyms
forward-looking changeprogressive changeadvancementmodernization

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
mudança retrospectiva
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
mudança para trás
Alternative colloquial form
Portugal
mudança retrógrada
Preferred formal term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

going backward
turning back the clock
regressing to old ways
two steps back
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