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reengineering

reengineering is the present participle and gerund of reengineer.

Meaning of reengineer

Verb

reengineer (third-person singular simple present reengineers, present participle reengineering, simple past and past participle reengineered)

  1. (transitive) To engineer again, to redesign or extensively modify in design.

Noun

reengineering (countable and uncountable, plural reengineerings)

  1. 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 reengineering

pluralreengineerings

Questions about reengineering

What does reengineering mean?
Reengineering means 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.
What is reengineering the present participle and gerund of?
Reengineering is the present participle and gerund of reengineer.
What part of speech is reengineering?
Reengineering is a noun.
What is the plural of reengineering?
The plural of reengineering is reengineerings.

Words near reengineering in the dictionary

  1. reengaging
  2. reengine
  3. reengined
  4. reengineer
  5. reengineered
  6. reengineering
  7. reengineerings
  8. reengineers
  9. reengraft
  10. reengrafted
  11. reengraftment

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