# updated (temporal)

A previous thing becomes new after undergoing change.

- Computed level: L6 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday English  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [previous](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-previous.temporal), [new](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-new.recent), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [become](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-become.change), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** The previous thing transitions through change over time, emerging as something new.

**Novel properties:**
- temporal update
- state transition
- persistence with difference

## Examples
- The Linux kernel version 5.4 was released in 2020 and updated to version 6.0 by merging 14,000 changes over 18 months. *(computing)*
- The 2023 update to the IPCC climate report revised sea level rise projections upward based on new polar ice melt data. *(science)*
- In 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was updated with new MCAS software after two crashes revealed sensor flaws. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [status](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-status.social) (L15)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-updated.temporal*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-updated.temporal.json*  
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