retrofit

CEFRC1

/ˌɹɛtɹəʊˈfɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To add new equipment or features to an older system or building.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    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.”).

Examples

  • Tom refused to allow the robot to return a change in the retrofit frame.

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

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈfɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To add or substitute (new components or parts) that were not previously available for or installed in a device, structure, etc.

  2. To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize.

  3. To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed.

More examples

In context

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

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”).