Reskin

Quick meaning: Reskin is a verb meaning (computing, transitive) To change the skin, or visual appearance, of an application or a video game character etc.

Meaning

(computing, transitive) To change the skin, or visual appearance, of an application or a video game character etc.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To replace or repair the skin of a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc., especially so as to market the same car under different brands
2. (chiefly computing) Something that uses the exact same model as something else, but has superficial differences such as textures.

Example Sentences

The result would be a reskin of an old game instead of an interesting new game.

The editor can be reskinned. In other words, the color scheme and look and feel of the buttons can be changed.

A row of original, large and life-expired MoD 'wriggly tin' Nissen huts close to the Rail Live entrance haven't simply been reskinned, they have been replaced with new, modern equivalents to the original design.

Word Forms

• reskins
• reskinning
• reskinned

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include retexturing, remake, rehash, rebadging, reflashing, demake.

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