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update

up·date [ up dáyt ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle up·dat·ed, present participle up·dat·ing, 3rd person present singular up·dates)
Definition:
 
provide new information: to provide somebody or something with the most recent information or with more recent information than was previously available
The Web site is updated once a month.



noun  (plural up·dates)
Definition:
 
latest information: the latest available information or more recent information


up·dat·a·ble adjective
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