Reverse engineering is a process of analysing an existing system to identify its components and their interrelationships and to create representations of the system at a high level of abstraction.

逆向工程是对一个已存在系统的分析处理，以鉴别它的组成部分及它们的内在联系，从而以高层抽象性来构建一个系统的框架。

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For example, if genetic engineering simply moves a gene for a common food ingredient from one safe food crop to another, this does not expose consumers to new components in their food supply.

例如，如果基因工程单单从一种安全粮食作物的一种普通食物成分的基因转移到另一种作物，这并不使消费者受到事物供给中新成分的影响。

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Earlier this year, InterSense's IS-900 system was successfully integrated into the F-35 engineering simulators to test all components and procedures related to the aircraft.

今年的早些时候，IS - 900系统已经被成功的集成到F - 35工程学模拟器中，用来测试与该飞机相关的所有部件和程序。

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It is bringing Google TV more tightly into the Android mix, engineering complementary components of in-home networks to improve ease-of-use for online content.

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This means mixing and matching components so that the same engineering and parts can be combined like Lego to produce a wide range of different vehicles.

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So, if evolution is to produce change, it must work more by the accretion of new components than by the continuous re-engineering of existing ones.

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