forward

forward

(fo:r' wurd) adj.

1. toward or in reference to something later.

2. in the same, usual, or intended direction.

3. forward compatible. designed to be compatible with something to be developed subsequently.

also, forwards.

FORWARD (SAS word)

Command. Scroll down.

forward engineering

n.

a process of creating a computer program or other device by reference to its intended purpose and design. Compare reverse engineering.