reverse engineers; reverse engineered; reverse engineering
technical
: to study the parts of (something) to see how it was made and how it works so that you can make something that is like it
They reverse engineered the software.
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“Reverse engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/reverse%20engineer. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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