We updated the API backwards-compatibly so older clients continue to work without changes.

To secure supply and reduce costs, the company pursued backward integrations across several key suppliers.

The company's recent backward integration, where the retailer took over several of its suppliers, reduced costs and improved quality control.

If the company fails to innovate, its reputation could go backwards.

Developers often document backwards compatibilities to ensure older applications continue to run after updates.

The project's ass-backward timeline forced us to finalize the deliverables before any real testing was done.

The instructions were ass backward, so we assembled the shelf the wrong way.

He took an ass backwards approach to fixing the engine, which only made things worse.

The developers prioritized backwards compatibility when designing the new API.

The new firmware is backwards compatible with older models, so users won't need to replace their devices.