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reverse engineering
re·verse en·gi·neer·ing


noun 
Definition:
 
stealing competitor's technology: the pirating of a competitor's technology by dismantling an existing product and reproducing its parts and construction to manufacture a replica

re·verse-en·gi·neer transitive verb
re·verse-en·gi·neered adjective
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