addition vs retrofit

addition

noun
  • The act of adding anything. 

  • The arithmetic operation of adding. 

  • A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half. 

  • Anything that is added. 

  • A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely. 

  • Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour. 

retrofit

noun
  • An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; a retrofitting. 

  • A change made to a device, structure, etc., by introducing components or parts that were not previously available or installed. 

verb
  • To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize. 

  • Synonym of backport (“to retroactively supply a fix or feature to a previous version of a software product at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.”) 

  • To give new characteristics or make alterations (to someone or something) to suit them to changed circumstances. 

  • To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed. 

  • To add or substitute (new components or parts) that were not previously available for or installed in a device, structure, etc. 

How often have the words addition and retrofit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )