Remaster

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To redo an audio or video piece to improve its quality and clarity while updating its overall appeal and accessibility for contemporary audiences
2. To enhance and update a previously produced recording, refining its sound or visuals for a modern experience while preserving the original content
3. To process a previously recorded audio or visual work to enhance its sound or image quality and make it more suitable for current formats

Etymology: Remaster is a plain compound: the prefix "re-", meaning "again", attached to "master" in the sense of a original recording or source copy from which copies are made. Because "master" traces back through Old French "maistre" to Latin "magister", "teacher" or "chief", the word's core idea is building a new version from a foundational original. "Master" itself moved from Old English "mǣġester" into Middle English as "maister", and in recording and printing it came to mean the first, authoritative copy. "Re-" comes from Latin, where it meant "back" or "again", and it entered English through Old French. Combining the two produced a verb for making a fresh, improved version of an existing recording.

Synonyms: reproduce, enhance, revise, restore, reissue