reverse engineering

American  

[ri-vurs en-juh-neer-ing] / rɪˈvɜrs ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of deconstructing and analyzing a device, a piece of software, or some other product, in order to understand its design or function and be able to produce something similar.

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Example Sentences

Analysts are now reverse engineering its implications.

From MarketWatch

“So it was kind of reverse engineering what shopping centers had been for decades.”

From Los Angeles Times

“People have built up this story in their minds, with an expectation that there’s some stockpile of documents that detail alien landings and reverse engineering, and there isn’t,” Kirkpatrick said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

Upadhyay: Currently, there is no efficient way to verify the integrity of programs and compilers -- many of which are developed by third parties -- used by quantum computers at scale, which can leave users' sensitive corporate and personal information open to theft, tampering and reverse engineering.

From Science Daily

John Comiskey, founder of Reverse Engineering Finance, analyzed lenders with the largest percentage of underwater FHA mortgages that originated between 2022 and 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal