reverse engineering

reverse engineering
   unauthorized copying
   Not the gear which propels backwards. You obtain your competitor's product, take it apart, and then incorporate the technical improvements in your own.

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  • Reverse engineering — is the process of discovering the technological principles of a device, object, or system through analysis of its structure, function, and operation. It often involves taking something (e.g., a mechanical device, electronic component, software… …   Wikipedia

  • Reverse-Engineering — (engl., bedeutet: umgekehrt entwickeln, rekonstruieren, Kürzel: RE) bezeichnet den Vorgang, aus einem bestehenden, fertigen System oder einem meistens industriell gefertigten Produkt durch Untersuchung der Strukturen, Zustände und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Reverse engineering — (engl., bedeutet: umgekehrt entwickeln, rekonstruieren, Kürzel: RE) bezeichnet den Vorgang, aus einem bestehenden, fertigen System oder einem meistens industriell gefertigten Produkt durch Untersuchung der Strukturen, Zustände und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Reverse Engineering — (engl., bedeutet: umgekehrt entwickeln, rekonstruieren, Kürzel: RE), auch Nachkonstruktion, bezeichnet den Vorgang, aus einem bestehenden, fertigen System oder einem meistens industriell gefertigten Produkt durch Untersuchung der Strukturen,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • reverse engineering — ➔ engineering * * * reverse engineering UK US noun [U] ► PRODUCTION, IT the process of studying another company s product to see how it is made, sometimes in order to be able to copy it: »The software is then copied using a reverse engineering… …   Financial and business terms

  • reverse engineering — is broadly defined to cover the process of studying a competitor s product to gain information; e.g. the ingredients, how problems are overcome, or features related to its appearance. It is prima facie legal but can be hazardous if an attempt to… …   Law dictionary

  • reverse engineering — n. the process of making a product by obtaining a competitor s product, taking it apart, and using this information to produce a similar product reverse engineer vt. * * * …   Universalium

  • reverse engineering — n. the process of making a product by obtaining a competitor s product, taking it apart, and using this information to produce a similar product reverse engineer vt …   English World dictionary

  • Reverse Engineering —   [dt. »entgegengesetzt verlaufender Entwicklungsprozess«], das Analysieren eines Software oder Hardware Produkts, wobei aus seinen Funktionen Schritt für Schritt Rückschlüsse auf seinen Aufbau gezogen werden. Die Methode wird gelegentlich von… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • reverse engineering — UK / US noun [uncountable] the activity of examining and copying a product developed by another company in order to make your own product The company for years engaged in the reverse engineering of semiconductors. Derived word: reverse engineer… …   English dictionary

  • Reverse Engineering — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Reverse engineering. Reverse Engineering …   Wikipédia en Français

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