reverse-engineer

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who reverse-engineers products.
    — A reverse-engineer can in theory do a variety of things with the information she obtains.
动词 v.
  1. To derive or duplicate the design, technical specifications, manufacturing methods, or functionality of an object by studying an existing product, prototype, etc.
    — 1997, Roy A. Sorensen, "The Metaphysics of Precision and Scientific Language," Noûs, vol. 31, Supplement: Philosophical Perspectives, 11, p. 363, Each creature was viewed as the artifact of a divine blueprint. The role of the biologist was to reverse engineer God's handiwork.
  2. To create or modify an implementation to better conform to a desired goal.
    — 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.

词形变化

reverse-engineers present,singular,third-person reverse-engineering participle,present reverse-engineered participle,past reverse-engineered past reverse engineer alternative reverse-engineers plural reverse engineer alternative

词汇关系

相关词
reverse engineering deformulate work backward

词源

词源 1
Back-formation from reverse engineering.
词源 2
Back-formation from reverse engineering.
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