revamp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹiːvæmp/
ipa: /ɹiːˈvæmp/
ipa: /ˈɹiˌvæmp/
ipa: /ɹiˈvæmp/
Forms: form: revamps
Etymology: The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + vamp (“to patch, repair, or refurbish”). The noun is derived from the verb.
Senses: examples: text: a revamp of a website
text: The following appear rather like revamps of old versions absolutely than absolutely new jokes: […]
ref: 1848 March, “Holden’s Review: The Family Joe Miller [book review]”, in Holden’s Dollar Magazine, volume I, number III, New York, N.Y.: Charles W. Holden, →OCLC, page 182:
text: To be sure, there have been many innovations introduced in that time, but upon examination it will be discovered that, in nearly all cases, they were a revamp of things which had been used before, and abandoned for want of experience in their use and proper facilities for perfecting them.
ref: 1884, Stephen Roper, “Steam-engine Economy”, in The Engineer’s Handy-book. Containing a Full Explanation of the Steam-engine Indicator, and Its Use and Advantages to Engineers and Steam Users. […], 7th edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: E. Claxton & Company, […], →OCLC, 4th part, page 326:
text: Major opportunities to reduce energy usage in the mid-term also exist through retrofitting and/or replacement of existing equipment nearing the end of its useful life and during major refinery revamps that are periodically undertaken to meet market/environmental dictates.
ref: 1999, M. Petrick, J. Pellegrino, “An Assessment of Carbon Reduction Technology Opportunities in the Petroleum Refining Industry”, in Baldur Eliasson, Pierce Reimer, Alexander Wokaun, editors, Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, 30 August – 2 September 1988, Interlaken, Switzerland, Kidlington, Oxfordshire: Pergamon, Elsevier Science, →ISBN, page 929:
text: Sales still dwindled, so a revamp was ordered in 1969 to bring the character more in line with heroines in then-popular TV shows like The Avengers and The Mod Squad. The revamp was instigated by Justice League artist Mike Sekowsky, who had Wonder Woman renounce her powers so she could stay on Earth.
ref: 2007, Christopher Knowles, “The Amazons”, in Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes, San Francisco, Calif.: Weiser Books, →ISBN, page 163:
text: There is no denying that this RAZR model is leaps and bounds ahead of its older brethren. Welcomed updates and even revamps will certainly appeal well to the small following behind Motorola phones, although the lack of a really distinct "wow" factor will do little to convince Nokia regulars to jump ship.
ref: 2007 April, Leon Ryan, “Motorola RAZR V3xx”, in Ismet Bachtiar, editor, GameAxis Unwired, Singapore: Hardware Zone, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 84, column 4:
text: Also for new products, a revamp of an existing process to produce this new product is to be considered. Revamps are modifications of existing processes. Revamps are applicable to operations, equipment operation conditions, and also to input and output changes – applicable in all process industries.
ref: 2012, Gerald Jonker, Jan Harmsen, “Creating Design Solutions”, in Engineering for Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Sustainable Design, Amsterdam; Kidlington, Oxfordshire: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 67:
text: Work on the Grade 1-listed building starts early next year, with LMJV (Lang O'Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons) to carry out the revamp.
ref: 2021 January 13, Richard Clinnick, “HS2 Reaches Key Milestones and Gears Up for a Busy 2021”, in Rail, number 922, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 12–13:
synonyms: revampment
glosses: An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something; an improvement, renovation, revamping, or revision.
Coordinate terms: facelift
makeover
overhaul