"reverse engineer" meaning in English

See reverse engineer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reverse engineers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reverse engineer (plural reverse engineers)
  1. Alternative spelling of reverse-engineer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: reverse-engineer
    Sense id: en-reverse_engineer-en-noun-aJxl1CdV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Verb

Forms: reverse engineers [present, singular, third-person], reverse engineering [participle, present], reverse engineered [participle, past], reverse engineered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} reverse engineer (third-person singular simple present reverse engineers, present participle reverse engineering, simple past and past participle reverse engineered)
  1. Alternative spelling of reverse-engineer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: reverse-engineer
    Sense id: en-reverse_engineer-en-verb-aJxl1CdV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

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