reverse engineered
Took apart systematically
Reverse engineered describes something that has been taken apart and analyzed to understand how it works, typically to recreate or improve upon it.
Engineers reverse engineer competitors' products; hackers reverse engineer software to find vulnerabilities.
The term implies working backward from a finished product to discover its design: The company reverse engineered the chip to build a compatible version.
- disassemblySeparating into components
- taking apartSeparating into components
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- source codeProgramming instructions before compilation
- analysisMethodical study of parts
deconstruction · dissecting · replication · breakdown · forensic investigation · extraction · biomimicry · decompilation · penetration testing · inspection · recreation · dismantling · reproduction · 3D scanning · prototyping · structural analysis · cracking · under the hood
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