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Rebuild vs Retrofit - What's the difference?

rebuild | retrofit |

As verbs the difference between rebuild and retrofit

is that rebuild is to build again while retrofit is to add or substitute new parts or components to some device, structure etc, that were not previously available; to modernize.

As nouns the difference between rebuild and retrofit

is that rebuild is an act of rebuilding while retrofit is something that has been retrofitted.

As an adjective retrofit is

of, relating to, or being a retrofit.

rebuild

English

Verb

  • To build again.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of rebuilding.
  • Synonyms

    * reassembly * reconstruction

    retrofit

    Verb

    (transitive, or, intransitive)
  • To add or substitute new parts or components to some device, structure etc., that were not previously available; to modernize
  • To fix an older version (or older versions) as part of the same process of fixing the newest version; to backport
  • The bug was so bad that we had to retrofit our patch to the last three releases, as well as the newest release.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that has been retrofitted
  • The act of retrofitting
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • of, relating to, or being a retrofit
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