Reskinned

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To change the exterior design of an item while retaining its fundamental attributes
2. To refresh the visual styling of a software application without modifying its underlying mechanics
3. To alter the outer look of an object or software while keeping its core functions intact

Etymology: "Reskinned" is the past tense of "reskin," which means to give an existing product, game or piece of software a new outward appearance without changing what lies beneath. The verb is built from "re-," meaning again or anew, attached to "skin," so the literal sense is to put a fresh skin on something. The base word "skin" has a long history of its own, but the newer sense is the one that matters here: "skin" has come to mean a surface covering or outer layer, as in a computer program's visual theme. Adding "re-" to a verb that already describes a covering or surface gives the sense of covering it again. Because the word is a plain combination of two parts, it needs no further explanation beyond that.

Synonyms: recovered, reclothed, refurbished