retrofit

v., -fit·ted, or -fit, -fit·ting, -fits.

v.tr.

1. To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in existence or available at the time of original manufacture.
2. To install or fit (a device or system, for example) for use in or on an existing structure, especially an older dwelling.

v.intr.

1. To fit into or onto equipment already in existence or service.
2. To substitute new or modernized parts or systems for older equipment: an industrial plant that was retrofitting to meet new safety regulations.

n.

1. Something that has been retrofitted or that has undergone retrofitting.
2. An instance of modernizing or expanding with new or modified parts, devices, systems, or equipment: a retrofit for the heating system.

adj.
Relating to or being a retrofit: a retrofit kit for the homeowner; an energy-saving retrofit program; a large retrofit market.

retrofittable ret'ro·fit'ta·ble adj.
retrofitter ret'ro·fit'ter n.

The addition of new building materials, building elements, and components, not provided in the original construction. See building retrofit.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured

Meaning #2: the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured

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The verb retrofit has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture

Meaning #2: fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house

Meaning #3: substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - modernisere, forbedre, ombygge
v. intr. - udskifte, indpasse
n. - modernisering, forbedring, ombygning

Nederlands (Dutch)
achteraf aanpassen/ voorzien van

Français (French)
v. tr. - rééquiper
v. intr. - rééquiper
n. - rééquipement

Deutsch (German)
v. - nachträgl. Veränderungen einbauen
n. - Renovierung eines alten Gebäudes

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (για μηχάνημα κ.λπ.) ενσωματώνω βελτιώσεις μετά την κατασκευή

Italiano (Italian)
modificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - colocar componentes mais modernos em um aparelho

Русский (Russian)
усовершенствовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - instalar, adaptar, modificar
v. intr. - reemplazar por algo más nuevo , modernizar
n. - modernización, modificación, reconversión

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - reparera ngt så att det blir bättre än det var som nytt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
对...作翻新改进, 改型翻新, 式样翻新

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 對...作翻新改進
v. intr. - 改型翻新
n. - 式樣翻新

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 개장하다, 장비를 개장하다
v. intr. - 구형장치의 개장을 하다
n. - 구형장치의 개장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 旧型装置の改装
v. - 改装する, 装置を改装する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعيد تركيب قطع لماكينه مستعمله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השביח (מכונה, כלי-רכב וכו'), התקין (חלק או מערכת) לשימוש בציוד או במכונה ישנים יותר‬
v. intr. - ‮תאם לציוד קיים (חלק שעבר השבחה או שינוי), החליף ציוד, חלקים וכו' בחלקים או במערכות מעודכנים‬
n. - ‮השבחה (של מטוס וכו'), דבר שעבר השבחה או החלפה‬

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