| Subject | German | English |
| gen. | Reverse Engineering" | decompilation |
| IT, tech., patents. | Reverse Engineering" | reverse engineering |
| gen. | Reverse Engineering | reverse engineering |
| comp., MS | Zurückentwicklung, Reverse Engineering | reverse engineering (A method of analyzing a product in which the finished item is studied to determine its makeup or component parts-for example, studying a completed ROM chip to determine its programming or studying a new computer system to learn about its design. For computer software, reverse engineering typically involves decompilation of a substantial portion of the object code and studying the resulting decompiled code) |