1. sidegrade - Noun
2. sidegrade - Verb
(computing) A form of upgrade involving a switch to a different but equivalent product, e.g. another manufacturer or another operating system.
(gaming) A choice that is comparatively different but not objectively better or worse than another.
sidegrade (third-person singular simple present sidegrades, present participle sidegrading, simple past and past participle sidegraded)
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To switch to a different but equivalent product.