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reverse engineer
verb
: to study the parts of (something) to see how it was made and how it works so that you can make something that is like it
Full Definition of REVERSE ENGINEER
transitive verb
: to disassemble and examine or analyze in detail (as a product or device) to discover the concepts involved in manufacture usually in order to produce something similar
— reverse engineering noun
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First Known Use of REVERSE ENGINEER
1973
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