Replatform

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To move or transfer a system, service, or content from one technological foundation or infrastructure to another
2. To shift technology, applications, or services from one platform to another for the purpose of enhancing functionality or adapting to new infrastructure
3. To migrate software, applications, or services from one platform architecture to another in order to improve performance or compatibility

Etymology: "Replatform" is a plain compound: the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "anew", attached to "platform." The sense of "platform" that matters here is the technological one, a base of hardware, software or infrastructure on which other systems run. The verb therefore describes moving something built on one such base onto another, such as relocating a business application from an in-house server to a cloud service, while keeping its core functions largely intact. The word belongs to the modern computing vocabulary of platforms and migration, and its logic is transparent: the "re-" signals that the thing being moved is being set up again on a new foundation rather than rebuilt from nothing. Its meaning sits between a simple move and a full rewrite, which is why the term is useful to people managing software.

Synonyms: migrate, transition, shift, update, revamp