Editing Backporting (section)

{{short description|Process for fixing older software versions}}

'''Backporting''' is the action of taking parts from a newer [[Software versioning|version]] of a [[software system]] or [[software component]] and [[porting]] them to an older version of the same software. It forms part of the [[software maintenance|maintenance]] step in a [[software development process]], and it is commonly used for fixing [[Security bug|security issues]] in older versions of the software and also for providing new features to older versions.