English Explanatory Dictionary

reverse engineering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one.
  2. Such analysis of an executable or other system in order to recreate its workings.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of reverse engineer

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reverse engineering.wav

Word forms

reverse engineering

Synonyms

back engineering

Related words

reverse-engineer reengineering retrosynthesis

Translations

Afrikaans: afkykontwerp Arabic: هَنْدَسَة عَكْسِيَّة Chinese Mandarin: 逆向工程 Chinese Mandarin: 反向工程 Dutch: reverse engineeren Finnish: takaisinmallinnus French: rétro-ingénierie Georgian: რევერსიული ინჟინერია German: Reverse Engineering German: Reverse-Engineering German: Nachkonstruktion German: Nachbauen German: Nachbau Greek: ανάστροφη μηχανίκευση Hebrew: הנדסה הפוכה Indonesian: rekayasa balik Indonesian: rekayasa mundur Irish: ais-innealtóireacht Italian: ingegneria inversa Italian: deingegnerizzazione Japanese: リバースエンジニアリング Kannada: ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಮೂಲತತ್ವದ ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾ Kazakh: кері инжиниринг Korean: 리버스 엔지니어링 Malayalam: റിവേഴ്സ് എഞ്ചിനീയറിംഗ് Persian: مهندسی معکوس Polish: inżynieria wsteczna Portuguese: engenharia reversa Romanian: inginerie inversă Russian: обра́тная разрабо́тка Russian: обра́тный инжини́ринг Russian: реверс-инжини́ринг Spanish: ingeniería inversa Spanish: retroingeniería Spanish: ingeniería reversa Tamil: பின்னோக்குப் பொறியியல் Thai: วิศวกรรมผันกลับ Vietnamese: kỹ nghệ đảo ngược
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