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English word

upgrade

C1
UK /ˈʌpɡreɪd/US /ˈʌpɡreɪd/
noun

the act of making a machine, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient; the more powerful and efficient machine, computer system, etc.

verb

to make a machine, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient; to start using a new and better version of a machine, system, etc.

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Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture
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Transportation: I think the smart strategy is to first go for cargo delivery—essentially satellite delivery—and our eventual upgrade path is to fold the successor to Saturn V.

Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

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