Associations to the word «Retrofit»

Wiktionary

RETROFIT, verb. To add or substitute new parts or components to some device, structure etc., that were not previously available; to modernize
RETROFIT, verb. To fix an older version (or older versions) as part of the same process of fixing the newest version; to backport
RETROFIT, noun. Something that has been retrofitted
RETROFIT, noun. The act of retrofitting
RETROFIT, adjective. Of, relating to, or being a retrofit

Dictionary definition

RETROFIT, noun. A component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured.
RETROFIT, noun. The act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles".
RETROFIT, verb. Provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors".
RETROFIT, verb. Fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing".
RETROFIT, verb. Substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats