Reimplemented

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. to recreate a previously developed program or system while preserving its core functions and possibly enhancing functionality
2. to build anew a software application or method that maintains original purposes while implementing modifications or improvements
3. To carry out the redevelopment of a software or system once more, often preserving original functions with potential updates

Etymology: "Reimplemented" is simply the past tense and past participle of "reimplement," which is "re-" plus "implement." The verb "implement" comes from Medieval Latin "implementum," meaning a filling or fulfilment, from Latin "implere," "to fill up." English took "implement" in the sense of a tool or piece of equipment in the 1500s, and the verb sense of putting a plan or design into effect developed later, in the 1600s. The prefix "re-" means "again" and is attached freely to English verbs. "Reimplement" follows that pattern: to implement something a second time, usually a program, algorithm, or system that already existed in a different form. Its verb use in computing grew with the field itself, so most of its citations date from the late twentieth century onward.

Synonyms: reestablished, reintroduced, reinstated, reapplied, reexecuted