rereleasing

Putting out anew

Rereleasing is putting something out again after its initial release.

Films are rereleased in theaters for anniversaries or new formats: The studio is rereleasing the classic in IMAX.

Music gets rereleased with bonus tracks or remastered audio.

The term applies to any media given a second commercial life.

music

remastered

Re-enhanced for quality

expanded · boxset · reissue · unplugged · acoustic · stereo · mono · audiophile · pressing · catalog

film

remastered

Re-enhanced for quality

  • theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
  • restorationReturning something to condition
  • 4KHigh-resolution video standard

Blu-ray · cinema · screening · premiere · boxoffice · IMAX · Dolby · 3D · digitized · colorized

revival

comeback

Recovery after decline

renaissance · nostalgia · retro · vintage · classic · retrospective · throwback · anniversary · legacy · timeless

publishing

reprint

New copy, same content

facsimile · hardcover · paperback · omnibus · abridged · translation · restored · foreword · afterword · out-of-print

software

patch

Material covering damage

firmware · hotfix · optimization · enhancement · changelog · beta · rollout · compatibility · iteration · maintenance

distribution

launch

Set into motion

worldwide · regional · streaming · digital · physical · limited · exclusive · staggered · international · domestic

Opposites
release sequence/novelty

rereleasingdebuting

Appearing for first time

premiering · launching · introducing · unveiling · originating

availability direction

rereleasingwithdrawing

Removing or pulling away

pulling · discontinuing · shelving · suppressing · vaulting

Family

release, released, releasing, releases, lessee, lessor, unreleased, leaser, rerelease

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G