PART A: What is the meaning of “retrofit” as it is used in the first sentence of paragraph 4 of “Cutting the Cords”?

Without the actual readinhg material this was hard, but the definition of retrofit is to "add (a component or accessory) to something that did not have it when manufactured"

Therefore I would go with C) to add something to an older object to make it work with a new device

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mcarc09 mcarc09 · Answer 2 · 2022-03-08T12:12:26+01:00

The meaning of "retrofit" as it is used in the first sentence of paragraph 4 is to add something to an older object to make it work with a new device. (third option)

Meaning of retrofit

The Latin prefix "retro" means "backwards" or "in the past." To retrofit something means to change an older object by adding a something to it that did not exist when it was initially manufactured.

With the information above in mind, we can choose the third option as the best answer.

The missing answer choices for this question are:

to make a cover or case to protect an object

to build charging technology into an electronic device

to add something to an older object to make it work with a new device

to make a new technology seem commonplace by mass production

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