Refurbished vs Remanufactured - What's the difference?
refurbished | remanufactured |
(refurbish)
Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to original (or better) working order and appearance.
(remanufacture)
To make a system or subsystem that meets the standards of one newly manufactured by disassembling a used one, cleaning, inspecting, replacing worn and defective parts, and reassembling.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 7, author=Keith Bradsher, title=Chinese Auto Parts Enter the Global Market, work=New York Times
, passage=But used starters and alternators are still remanufactured in the United States, reusing the costly copper wiring in each device and selling them in the $1.5 billion market for replacement starters and alternators. }}
As verbs the difference between refurbished and remanufactured
is that refurbished is (refurbish) while remanufactured is (remanufacture).As an adjective refurbished
is rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to original (or better) working order and appearance.refurbished
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(en adjective)remanufactured
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(wikipedia remanufacture)Verb
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