retro-engineering

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

retro- +‎ engineering

Verb[edit]

retro-engineering

  1. present participle and gerund of retro-engineer

Noun[edit]

retro-engineering (uncountable)

  1. The practice of fitting an earlier or superseded design or part to a machine etc. to achieve a specific purpose