reverse-engineer

[ ri-vurs-en-juh-neer ]

/ rɪˈvɜrs ɛn dʒəˈnɪər /

verb (used with object)

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.

Nearby words

reverse takeover, reverse transcriptase, reverse transcription, reverse video, reverse-charge, reverse-engineer, reversed coarctation, reversed peristalsis, reversed prausnitz-küstner reaction, reversely, reversi

Related forms

reverse engineering, noun