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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of retrofit.
  • adjective fitted or installed at a later date

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Examples

  • Next up: Millennium Park's Crown Fountain retrofitted into blazing Prozac towers by CDC-licenced landscape architects.

    Archive 2006-12-01 2006

  • Next up: Millennium Park's Crown Fountain retrofitted into blazing Prozac towers by CDC-licenced landscape architects.

    Tropicalia 2006

  • He has also outfitted (one almost wants to say "retrofitted") a Fender Stratocaster guitar, making it appear that the pick guard has been peeled away to reveal the guts — all clockwork gears.

    Steampunking Technology 2007

  • CONSTRUCTION company FE Peacock has 'retrofitted' an existing bungalow with energy-saving technologies.

    Peterborough Today - News Feed 2010

  • A great feature of the Wattbox is that it is able to be retrofitted, meaning it's suitable for all houses, not just new ones.

    Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine 2010

  • In a phone call with CNET earlier this week, Matt Tullis, who is Dolby's director of marketing, said Axon will be able to be "retrofitted" into older games through a software update, though he expects most developers to simply build it into their upcoming titles.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Clash of the Titans being "retrofitted" to the 3D projection systems.

    MetaFilter Artw 2010

  • Don't freak out that 3D will somehow compromise the quality of all your games, though; it's important to note these titles are not only being "retrofitted" to display in 3D, they're also the first games to get the treatment.

    Kotaku Luke Plunkett 2010

  • Clash of the Titans being "retrofitted" to the 3D projection systems.

    MetaFilter Artw 2010

  • A great feature of the Wattbox is that it is able to be retrofitted, meaning it's suitable for all houses, not just new ones.

    Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine 2010

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