reverse engineer
verb
reverse engineered; reverse engineering; reverse engineers
: to disassemble and examine or analyze in detail (a product or device) to discover the concepts involved in manufacture usually in order to produce something similar
reverse engineering
noun
Examples of reverse engineer in a Sentence
They reverse engineered the software.
Recent Examples on the Web
The new product uses the Gemini 1.5 Pro large language model, which Google says reduces the time needed to reverse engineer malware attacks.
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Emilia David, The Verge, 6 May 2024
Synthetic data-generation techniques are also difficult to reverse engineer, allowing companies to share relevant insights without compromising the confidentiality of raw personal data.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Blend was first spotted by a reverse engineer, Alessandro Paluzzi, and later confirmed by the company to TechCrunch.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2024
Hams have reverse engineered many details of the radio’s hardware and software.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
To transform the industry through technology, Gheorghe decided to reverse engineer a shirt—decisions made on color and cut, where were the dyes sourced, how were the buttons made— until every aspect of the shirt and its design, manufacturing and distribution process was mapped out.
—Bruce Rogers, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
That makes reverse engineering the malware is much harder.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
In a Roblox developer forum, a staffer explained the company had actually unofficially supported Wine for some time — but that the unofficial support wouldn’t last, because some people were using it to reverse engineer the company’s Hyperion anti-cheat and develop Roblox hacks.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2024
Work Backward to Achieve Goals Set the goal and then reverse engineer the timeline to get there.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
Emilia David, The Verge, 6 May 2024
Synthetic data-generation techniques are also difficult to reverse engineer, allowing companies to share relevant insights without compromising the confidentiality of raw personal data.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Blend was first spotted by a reverse engineer, Alessandro Paluzzi, and later confirmed by the company to TechCrunch.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2024
Hams have reverse engineered many details of the radio’s hardware and software.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
To transform the industry through technology, Gheorghe decided to reverse engineer a shirt—decisions made on color and cut, where were the dyes sourced, how were the buttons made— until every aspect of the shirt and its design, manufacturing and distribution process was mapped out.
—Bruce Rogers, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
That makes reverse engineering the malware is much harder.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
In a Roblox developer forum, a staffer explained the company had actually unofficially supported Wine for some time — but that the unofficial support wouldn’t last, because some people were using it to reverse engineer the company’s Hyperion anti-cheat and develop Roblox hacks.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2024
Work Backward to Achieve Goals Set the goal and then reverse engineer the timeline to get there.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Reverse engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverse%20engineer. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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