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Meaning
Verb
●
To supply (a
device
, structure, etc.) with new
components
or
parts
that were not
previously
available or
installed
; to modernize.
●
To
add
or
substitute
(new
components
or
parts
) that were not
previously
available for or
installed
in a
device
, structure, etc.
●
In Computing:
Synonym of
backport
(“to
retroactively
supply a
fix
or
feature
to a
previous
version
of a
software
product
at the same time
or after
supplying
it to the current
version
.”)
●
To give new
characteristics
or make
alterations
(to someone
or something
) to
suit
them to
changed
circumstances.
●
To supply a
device
, structure, etc; with new
components
or
parts
that were not
previously
available or installed.
Noun
●
An
act
of
supplying
a
device
, structure, etc; with new
components
or
parts
that were not
previously
available or
installed
; a retrofitting.
●
A change made to a
device
, structure, etc; by
introducing
components
or
parts
that were not
previously
available or installed.
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Wiktionary
Origin
retrofit
English
refit
English
retro-
English
Sourced from
Etym
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Refurbish
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Reconfigure
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