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    The keywords are data migration and backward compatibility. Commented Aug 18, 2024 at 20:36
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    see Why do 'some examples' and 'list of things' questions get closed? Commented Aug 18, 2024 at 21:26
  • For database work is is very common to have upgrade scripts that move from one schema version increment to the next, and a gap of several versions is bridged by applying each incremental upgrade in turn. I don't think this is considered a specific pattern. Commented Aug 18, 2024 at 21:32