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reverse engineering

reverse engineering noun: the process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one. Also the present participle and gerund of reverse engineer.

Noun

reverse engineering (uncountable)

  1. The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one.
    1. Such analysis of an executable or other system in order to recreate its workings.

Also used as

reverse engineering is also the present participle and gerund of reverse engineer.

reverse engineering meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic

reverse engineering in Tamil

analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one
பின்னோக்குப் பொறியியல் piṉṉōkkup poṟiyiyal

reverse engineering in Malayalam

analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one
റിവേഴ്സ് എഞ്ചിനീയറിംഗ് ṟivēḻs eñcinīyaṟiṅg

reverse engineering in Kannada

analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one
ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಮೂಲತತ್ವದ ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾ tantrajñānada mūlatatvada āviṣkā

reverse engineering in Arabic

analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one
هَنْدَسَة عَكْسِيَّة handasa ʕaksiyya
More languagesFewer languages
reverse engineering in Indonesian
rekayasa balik, rekayasa mundur
reverse engineering in Persian
مهندسی معکوس
reverse engineering in Thai
วิศวกรรมผันกลับ wít-sà-gam-má-păn-glàp
reverse engineering in Vietnamese
kỹ nghệ đảo ngược

Synonyms of reverse engineering

Questions about reverse engineering

What does reverse engineering mean?
Reverse engineering means the process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one.
What is reverse engineering in Tamil?
Reverse engineering in Tamil is பின்னோக்குப் பொறியியல் (piṉṉōkkup poṟiyiyal). See Reverse engineering meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is reverse engineering?
Reverse engineering is a noun.

Words near reverse engineering in the dictionary

  1. reverse dunk
  2. reverse dunks
  3. reverse electrodialysis
  4. reverse engineer
  5. reverse engineered
  6. reverse engineering
  7. reverse engineers
  8. reverse exacta
  9. reverse exactas
  10. reverse fault
  11. reverse faults

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