A software update is primarily intended to add new features, capabilities, or other functional enhancements to an existing application or operating system. While an update can incidentally include security fixes, its main focus is expanding or improving functionality. A patch, on the other hand, is released to correct a specific defect or vulnerability without introducing significant new capabilities. Disabling a service is a temporary mitigation step, not an update, and fully replacing an application with a new major version is considered an upgrade, not an update.
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