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Retrofit

//ˌɹɛtɹəʊˈfɪt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; a retrofitting.
  2. 2
    the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured wordnet
  3. 3
    A change made to a device, structure, etc., by introducing components or parts that were not previously available or installed.
  4. 4
    a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize. transitive

    "Trams dating from 2012 have been retro-fitted with lithium batteries, with the conversions starting in 2018."

  2. 2
    substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones wordnet
  3. 3
    To add or substitute (new components or parts) that were not previously available for or installed in a device, structure, etc. transitive
  4. 4
    fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house wordnet
  5. 5
    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.”). transitive

    "The bug was so bad that we had to retrofit our patch to the last three releases, as well as the newest release."

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  1. 6
    provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture wordnet
  2. 7
    To give new characteristics or make alterations (to someone or something) to suit them to changed circumstances. figuratively, transitive
  3. 8
    To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

The verb is derived from retro- (prefix meaning ‘back; backward’) + fit (“to equip, supply”). The noun, which is first attested later than the verb, is either derived: * from the verb (see above); or * from retro- + fit (“act of fitting; conformity of elements one to another”).

Etymology 2

The verb is derived from retro- (prefix meaning ‘back; backward’) + fit (“to equip, supply”). The noun, which is first attested later than the verb, is either derived: * from the verb (see above); or * from retro- + fit (“act of fitting; conformity of elements one to another”).

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