Reverse-engineer

Quick meaning: Reverse-engineer is a verb meaning To create or modify an implementation to better conform to a desired goal.

Meaning

To create or modify an implementation to better conform to a desired goal.

More Meanings

1. A person who reverse-engineers products.
2. To derive or duplicate the design, technical specifications, manufacturing methods, or functionality of an object by studying an existing product, prototype, etc.

Example Sentences

A reverse-engineer can in theory do a variety of things with the information she obtains.

As a matter of preference, always prefer to reverse engineer a roof plan, even when one already exists, but both methods will be discussed here along with their benefits and drawbacks.

Typically, you complete some design, some implementation, some testing, come up with some good ideas which you implement, and then reverse-engineer your implementation into an improved design.

In theory, there should be no need to reverse-engineer a patented invention to get information about how to make it because the patent specification should inform the relevant technical community of how to make the invention.

Word Forms

• reverse-engineers
• reverse-engineering
• reverse-engineered

Synonyms for reverse-engineer

Depending on context, synonyms include hack.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reverse, retro-engineer, back-engineer, rederive, re-engine, reimplement.

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