rework

English

/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/, /ɹiːˈwɜː(ɹ)k/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
  • (in particular) Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
  • Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.
  • Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.
  • (countable) An instance of reworking.

Etymology

Prefix from English work (made of specified material).

Origin

English

work

Gloss

made of specified material

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