reverse engineering

See also: reverse-engineering

English

Noun

reverse engineering (uncountable)

1. The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one.
2. (computing, specifically) To obtain source code from an executable.

Synonyms

• back engineering, back-engineering

Related terms

• reverse-engineer

Translations

analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one

• Arabic: هَنْدَسَة عَكْسِيَّة‏‎ f (handasa ʿaksiyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 逆向工程 (nìxiàng gōngchéng), 反向工程 (fǎnxiàng gōngchéng)

• Dutch: reverse engineeren
• Finnish: takaisinmallinnus
• French: rétro-ingénierie (fr) f
• Georgian: რევერსიული ინჟინერია (reversiuli inžineria)
• German: Reverse Engineering n, Reverse-Engineering n, Nachkonstruktion f, Nachbauen n, Nachbau (de) m
• Greek: ανάστροφη μηχανίκευση f (anástrofi michaníkefsi)
• Hebrew: הנדסה הפוכה‏‎ (he)

• Japanese: リバースエンジニアリング (ribāsuenjiniaringu)
• Korean: 리버스 엔지니어링 (ribeoseu enjinieoring)
• Polish: inżynieria odwrotna f
• Portuguese: engenharia reversa f
• Romanian: inginerie inversă
• Russian: обра́тная разрабо́тка f (obrátnaja razrabótka), обра́тный инжини́ринг m (obrátnayj inžiníring), реверс-инжини́ринг m (revers-inžiníring)
• Spanish: ingeniería inversa f
• Thai: วิศวกรรมผันกลับ (wít-sà-gam-má-păn-glàp)
• Vietnamese: kỹ nghệ đảo ngược

to obtain source code from an executable

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: takaisinmallinnus

• German: Nachkonstruktion f, Nachbau (de) m
• Portuguese: engenharia reversa f
• Spanish: ingeniería inversa f