What is meant by Proactive, Retroactive and Simultaneous Update.

Proactive Update:

          The updates that are applied to database before it becomes effective in real world .

Retroactive Update:

          The updates that are applied to database after it becomes effective in real world .

Simulatneous Update:

          The updates that are applied to database at the same time when it becomes effective in real world.

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