English Explanatory Dictionary

cleanroom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.
  2. The method of copying a design by reverse engineering and then recreating it without infringing any copyrights.
  3. Being or relating to a software development process intended to produce software with a certifiable level of reliability.
verb
  1. To copy (a design) by reverse engineering and then recreating it without infringing any copyrights.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cleanroom.wav

Word forms

cleanroom cleanrooms clean room clean-room cleanrooming cleanroomed

Etymology

From clean + room.

Synonyms

white room
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