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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  enhancement
       
          1. A change to a product which is intended to make it better
          in some way, e.g. new functions, faster, or occasionally more
          compatible with other systems.  Enhancements to hardware
          components, especially integrated circuits often mean they
          are smaller and less demanding of resources.  Sadly, this is
          almost never true of software enhancements.
       
          2. Marketroid-speak for a bug fix.  This abuse of language
          is a popular and time-tested way to turn incompetence into
          increased revenue.  A hacker being ironic would instead call
          the fix a feature, or perhaps save some effort by declaring
          "{That's not a bug, that's a feature!".
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1998-04-04)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Enhancement \En*hance"ment\, n.
     The act of increasing, or state of being increased;
     augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value,
     price, enjoyments, crime.
     [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  enhancement n. Common marketroid-speak for a bug fix. This abuse of
     language is a popular and time-tested way to turn incompetence into
     increased revenue. A hacker being ironic would instead call the fix a
     feature -- or perhaps save some effort by declaring the bug itself to
     be a feature.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Enhancement \En*hance"ment\, n.
     The act of increasing, or state of being increased;
     augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value,
     price, enjoyments, crime.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  enhancement
       n : an improvement that makes something more agreeable [syn: sweetening]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enhancement
     Αγγλικά n.
     η αναβάθμιση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enhancement
     n.
     1 An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of
  esteem.
     2 (lb en radiology) The degree to which the image of a scan stands
  out as a bright area.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  enhancement
     n.
     1 An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of
  esteem.
     2 (lb en radiology) The degree to which the image of a scan stands
  out as a bright area.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  enhancement
     n.
     1 An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of
  esteem.
     2 (lb en radiology) The degree to which the image of a scan stands
  out as a bright area.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  enhancement
     n.
     1 An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of
  esteem.
     2 (lb en radiology) The degree to which the image of a scan stands
  out as a bright area.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Enhancement /ɛnhˈansmənt/
  التحسين

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  enhancement //ɛnˈhæns.mənt// //ɪnˈhæns.mənt// //ɪnˈhɑːns.mənt// 
  повишение, подобрение
  an improvement