Definition of upgrader - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technologyperson who improves or updates technology

The upgrader installed the latest software on the computer.

improver

modernizer

oil industry

TECH.

facility processing bitumen into synthetic crude oil

TECH.

The upgrader increased the refinery's output.

processor

refinery

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Origin of upgrader

English, up (to a higher place) + grade (step)

Examples of upgrader in a sentence

The company hired an upgrader to modernize their tech infrastructure.
The upgrader was shut down for maintenance.
They invested in a new upgrader to boost production.

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French:améliorateur, unité de valorisation, ...
German:Upgrader, Konverter, ...
Italian:tecnico aggiornamenti, impianto di upgrading, ...
Spanish:actualizador, mejorador, ...
Portuguese:atualizador, upgrader, ...
Chinese:升级者, 升级装置, ...
Japanese:アップグレーダー, ...
Arabic:مطوِّر, مرفق الترقية, ...
Hebrew:מְשַׁדְרֵג, מִתְקַן הַשְׁבָּחָה, ...
Russian:апгрейдер, установка по переработке, ...
Ukrainian:модернізатор, установлення, ...
Hindi:उन्नयनकर्ता, अपग्रेडर, ...
Bengali:আপগ্রেডার, প্রক্রিয়াকরণ সুবিধা, ...
Catalan:actualitzador, planta de conversió, ...
Czech:aktualizátor, upgrader, ...
Danish:opgraderer, opgraderingsanlæg, ...
Dutch:technologieverbeteraar, upgrader, ...
Greek:αναβαθμιστής, μονάδα αναβάθμισης, ...
Hungarian:fejlesztő, feljavító üzem, ...
Khmer:អ្នកធ្វើឱ្យប្រសើរឡើង, រោងចក្រកែច្នៃប៊ីទុយមេនទៅជាប្រេងឆៅសំយោគ, ...
Korean:업그레이더, 정제 시설, ...
Persian:به‌روزرسان, ارتقاءدهنده, ...
Polish:modernizator, zakład przeróbki, ...
Portuguese (BR):atualizador, upgrader, ...
Romanian:actualizator, instalație de procesare, ...
Swedish:uppgraderare, upgrader, ...
Thai:ผู้ปรับปรุง, โรงงานแปรรูป, ...
Turkish:yükseltici, dönüştürücü tesis, ...
Vietnamese:người nâng cấp, nhà máy nâng cấp, ...

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