reverse engineering
"Reverse engineering" involves deconstructing a product or system to understand its design and functionality, often for purposes such as replication, improvement, or compatibility.
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Definition
B2General
(technical)The process of analyzing a product or system to understand its design and functionality, often to create a similar or improved version.
Example
- The company used reverse engineering to understand how the competitor's device worked.
C1Computing
(technical)The practice of disassembling software or hardware to study its construction and functionality, often to replicate or enhance it.
Example
- Reverse engineering the software helped the team identify security vulnerabilities.
Similar
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