Does upgrade/upgradation not universally accepted?

While copy-editing, I came across the word “upgradation” underlined by MS Word (it’s underlined red even as I type it in Chrome).

If a journal is published as an abstract, he/she would recommend following the Oxford dictionary. Now, strangely one of Oxford’s sites returns ‘No results found for upgrading’ on searching, while one defines it as the fact of upgrading something’.

O/H is the word ‘pukpaempaempaempaempaempaempaempa’ though it does not necessarily mean ‘pukpaempaempaempaemempaeme’.

Both, Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries and Cambridge Dictionary are complete with U.S as well as British pronunciations. As far as I know, the word is very much used at least in English one should study with Tamilnadu..

I am unable to make sense out of these findings. What is the case with the “upgradation” or “upgradation” of this game?

Asked on March 19, 2021 in Meaning.
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It actually is an informal word created by informal English users who collectively influence large group of users/people. Dienas and arithmetic are the oldest words of English origin. Upgrading (updation, updation) is a common mistake in most computers. Is it a form word, being used by native English people, and not other Indians? With India’s population these words had become common through the years. Generally speaking, these words are prohibited from native English speakers.

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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I’ve always understood Indian and English. Indian English, however, have a life of its own. I would avoid using and don’t use the word as well as other parts of Indian English grammar ( i.e. pronunciation mistakes etc.) I love things and I

want to sleep (to be honest, I am always wanting to sleep).

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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It actually is an informal word created by informal English users who collectively influence large group of users/people. Dienas and arithmetic are the oldest words of English origin. Upgrading (updation, updation) is a common mistake in most computers. Is it a form word, being used by native English people, and not other Indians? With India’s population these words had become common through the years. Generally speaking, these words are prohibited from native English speakers.

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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I’ve always understood Indian and English. Indian English, however, have a life of its own. I would avoid using and don’t use the word as well as other parts of Indian English grammar ( i.e. pronunciation mistakes etc.) I love things and I

want to sleep (to be honest, I am always wanting to sleep).

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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It actually is an informal word created by informal English users who collectively influence large group of users/people. Dienas and arithmetic are the oldest words of English origin. Upgrading (updation, updation) is a common mistake in most computers. Is it a form word, being used by native English people, and not other Indians? With India’s population these words had become common through the years. Generally speaking, these words are prohibited from native English speakers.

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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This is a word that has been evolved in one variety of English (Indian) but is still spread across other dialects of English. What is said to be said to you?

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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I’ve always understood Indian and English. Indian English, however, have a life of its own. I would avoid using and don’t use the word as well as other parts of Indian English grammar ( i.e. pronunciation mistakes etc.) I love things and I

want to sleep (to be honest, I am always wanting to sleep).

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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I’ve always understood Indian and English. Indian English, however, have a life of its own. I would avoid using and don’t use the word as well as other parts of Indian English grammar ( i.e. pronunciation mistakes etc.) I love things and I

want to sleep (to be honest, I am always wanting to sleep).

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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It actually is an informal word created by informal English users who collectively influence large group of users/people. Dienas and arithmetic are the oldest words of English origin. Upgrading (updation, updation) is a common mistake in most computers. Is it a form word, being used by native English people, and not other Indians? With India’s population these words had become common through the years. Generally speaking, these words are prohibited from native English speakers.

Answered on March 19, 2021.
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It actually is an informal word created by informal English users who collectively influence large group of users/people. Dienas and arithmetic are the oldest words of English origin. Upgrading (updation, updation) is a common mistake in most computers. Is it a form word, being used by native English people, and not other Indians? With India’s population these words had become common through the years. Generally speaking, these words are prohibited from native English speakers.

Answered on March 20, 2021.
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