tear-down

Noun

teardown (plural teardowns)

1. A well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure.
   • The downtown redevelopment involved numerous teardowns.
2. The process of opening and disassembling a device to inspect, showcase, or refurbish its components.
   • Every new shop manual that our team writes is based on a complete teardown.

   Synonyms:

   stripdown

   Antonyms:

   build, buildup