re-engineering
re-engineering is the present participle and gerund of re-engineer.
re-engineering is the alternative spelling of reengineering.
Meaning of re-engineer
Verb
re-engineer (third-person singular simple present re-engineers, present participle re-engineering, simple past and past participle re-engineered)
- To modify the design of an existing system, organization, process or product in order to make it more effective, efficient or responsive.
- More specifically I would like to see whether and under what conditions we could re-engineer the utopia of a borderless world, and by extension, a borderless Africa, since, as far as I know, Africa is part of the world. And the world is part of Africa.2018 November 11, Achille Mbembe, “The idea of a borderless world”, in Africa Is a Country
Meaning of reengineering
Noun
reengineering (countable and uncountable, plural reengineerings)
- The application of technology and management science to the modification of existing systems, organizations, processes and products in order to make them more effective, efficient and responsive.
Forms of re-engineering
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Questions about re-engineering
- What is re-engineering the present participle and gerund of?
- Re-engineering is the present participle and gerund of re-engineer.
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