breaking-update

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Breaking-update' refers to information or news that's just come in and is important. It's similar to breaking news on TV but it can apply in varied contexts, not just news broadcasting.

Examples in Different Contexts

In technology companies, a 'breaking update' often pertains to critical software patches or releases. A product manager could communicate, 'Our team has released a breaking update to address the security vulnerability.'

Practice Scenarios

Tech

Scenario:

Just got word that there's a significant bug in our code, we should gather the team to discuss this.

Response:

A breaking update indeed, we need to troubleshoot this immediately.

Public-Policy

Scenario:

There's been a sudden development in the legislation we are following, we need to review the changes carefully.

Response:

We need to analyze this breaking update and its possible impacts on our work.