Definition of "reuse"
- noun
The act of salvaging or in some manner returning a discarded item into something usable.
Code re-use indicates splitting program code into modules or classes so it can be re-used by other programs. data re-use refers to legal rights to re-use for publication, data that one has downloaded or licensed from a third party.
- verb
To use something that is considered past its usefulness, again (usually for something else).
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