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reskin
reskin
English
Noun
reskin (plural reskins)
- Something that uses the exact same model as something else, but has superficial differences such as textures.
- 2012, Wendy Despain, 100 Principles of Game Design
- The result would be a reskin of an old game instead of an interesting new game.
- 2012, Wendy Despain, 100 Principles of Game Design
Verb
reskin (third-person singular simple present reskins, present participle reskinning, simple past and past participle reskinned)
- To replace the skin of a motor vehicle, especially so as to market the same car under different brands
- (computing) To change the skin, or visual appearance, of an application.
- 2007, Quentin Zervaas, Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP (page 291)
- The editor can be reskinned. In other words, the color scheme and look and feel of the buttons can be changed.
- 2007, Quentin Zervaas, Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP (page 291)