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Retrofit vs Rehabilitation - What's the difference?

retrofit | rehabilitation |

As nouns the difference between retrofit and rehabilitation

is that retrofit is something that has been retrofitted while rehabilitation is rehabilitation.

As a verb retrofit

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

As an adjective retrofit

is of, relating to, or being a retrofit.

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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    rehabilitation

    English

    Noun

  • The process of rehabilitating something.
  • * August 16 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow," guardian.co.uk :
  • Maybe now it should be clearer why Louis van Gaal has been telling anyone who cares to listen they should not be surprised if Manchester United’s rehabilitation takes longer than they would ideally like.

    See also

    * rehab