software migration

noun

UK /ˈsɒftweə maɪˈɡreɪʃən/

US /ˈsɔːftwer maɪˈɡreɪʃən/

Moving computer programs from one system to another.

The company planned a software migration to move its old programs to the new computers.

SYNONYMS

system migration application migration platform migration software transition data migration

RELATED WORDS

upgrade transfer conversion deployment legacy system

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of moving data and applications from one computing environment to another.

The software migration took three months to complete.

3. Switching from one version of a program to a newer one.

Their software migration to the latest version fixed many bugs.

4. Moving programs from old hardware to modern servers.

The software migration reduced the company's reliance on outdated machines.