- retrofit
- retrofit 1954, from retro(active) + (re)fit.
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retrofit
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retrofit — Ⅰ. retrofit UK US /ˈretrəʊˌfɪt/ verb [T] ( tt ) PRODUCTION ► to provide a machine with a part, or a place with equipment, that the machine or place did not have when it was built: »We re retrofitting these plants with state of the art emission… … Financial and business terms
retrofit — ☆ retrofit [re′trə fit΄ ] n. [ RETRO & FIT1] a change in design, construction, or equipment, as of an aircraft or machine tool already in operation, in order to incorporate later improvements vt., vi. retrofitted, retrofitting to modify with a… … English World dictionary
Retrofit — Retrofitting refers to the addition of new technology or features to older systems. An example of this is car customizing, where older vehicles are fitted with new technologies: power windows, cruise control, remote keyless systems, electric fuel … Wikipedia
Retrofit — Unter Retrofit wird die Modernisierung oder der Ausbau bestehender Produktionsanlagen verstanden. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Ziele 2 Gründe 3 Maßnahmen 4 Vorteile eines Retrofits … Deutsch Wikipedia
retrofit — retrofittable, adj. v. /re troh fit , re troh fit /; n., adj. /re troh fit /, v., retrofitted or retrofit, retrofitting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts… … Universalium
retrofit — UK [ˈretrəʊˌfɪt] / US [ˈretroʊˌfɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms retrofit : present tense I/you/we/they retrofit he/she/it retrofits present participle retrofitting past tense retrofitted past participle retrofitted to change or improve something … English dictionary
retrofit — [[t]re̱troʊfɪt[/t]] retrofits, retrofitting, retrofitted VERB To retrofit a machine or a building means to put new parts or new equipment in it after it has been in use for some time, especially to improve its safety or make it work better. [V n] … English dictionary
retrofit — transitive verb Date: 1953 1. to furnish (as a computer, airplane, or building) with new or modified parts or equipment not available or considered necessary at the time of manufacture 2. to install (new or modified parts or equipment) in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rétrofit — Le rétrofit (parfois orthographié retrofit) est un anglicisme désignant la pratique consistant à échanger des pièces usées et des composants d équipements obsolètes tout en maintenant la configuration des équipements et de l unité de production d … Wikipédia en Français
retrofit — 1. verb /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊˌfɪt/ a) To add or substitute new parts or components to some device, structure etc., that were not previously available; to modernize The bug was so bad that we had to retrofit our patch to the la … Wiktionary
