Why is it das Upgrade?
Upgrade ends in -ade. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (93% take die), but Upgrade is an exception: das Upgrade.
The other -ade exceptions das
Meaning
[1] The improvement of the quality, performance or user -friendliness of a product or service
[1] die Verbesserung der Qualität, der Leistung oder der Benutzerfreundlichkeit eines Produktes oder einer Dienstleistung[2] Computer science, software: The import of a new version of a basic software that contains extended functionalities compared to the previous software stand
[2] Informatik, Software: das Einspielen einer neuen Version einer Basissoftware, die gegenüber dem vorigen Softwarestand erweiterte Funktionalitäten enthält[3] Computer science, hardware: improving the computing power of a computer through hardware upgrading
[3] Informatik, Hardware: die Verbesserung der Rechenleistung eines Computers durch hardwareseitige AufrüstungExamples
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[2] "With the red button you select the upgrades and with the green button you change the position of the drone area"
[2] „Mit der roten Taste wählst du die Upgrades aus und mit der grünen Taste änderst du die Position der Drohnen.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Upgrade | die Upgrades |
| Genitiv | des Upgrades | der Upgrades |
| Dativ | dem Upgrade | den Upgrades |
| Akkusativ | das Upgrade | die Upgrades |
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