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The phrase "able to update" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing someone's capability or permission to make changes or modifications to something, such as software or information.
Example: "The new software is able to update automatically without user intervention."
Alternatives: "capable of updating" or "authorized to update".
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"If we wanted to, we'd be able to update our forecasts from our rooms," he says.
Each winery is able to update the wine list individually, said Jane Baxter Lynn, the council's executive director.
This being an alpha (i.e. incomplete) release, Introversion has been able to update the game based on feedback.
You'd think that Google might be able to update that software to cope with a new API?
"That was a just glitch," said Mr. Booker's press secretary, Sakina Cole, who explained that the Web master simply hadn't been able to update the information in time.
Last night Aurora said: "It is hoped that Deloitte will be able to update each business on a successful outcome within the next few days".
The government Web site where dealers were supposed to register their deals crashed, and many dealers have not been able to update their information.
With the presidential election of November 2016 fast approaching, it is already very late in the cycle for states to be able to update their technology in time.
The competition has become much more fierce and Austin Reed hasn't really moved itself on or been able to update its image or its product offering".
Any mover after this date will not be able to update their details but they will get their tickets," she says.
But PC makers may be able to update their hardware every six months.
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