reverse-engineer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˌvɜːsenʒɪˈnɪəʳ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri vûrs′en jə nēr′)


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re•verse-en•gi•neer  (ri vûrs′en jə nēr′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to study or analyze (a device, as a microchip for computers) in order to learn details of design, construction, and operation, perhaps to produce a copy or an improved version.
reverse′ engineer′ing. 


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