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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured;

2. the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured;
- Example: "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"


VERB (3)

1. provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture;
- Example: "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"

2. fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house;
- Example: "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"

3. substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones;
- Example: "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

retrofit n 1: a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured 2: 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" v 1: 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" 2: fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing" 3: substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"