reverser

reverser

English

Etymology

    From reverse + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    reverser (plural reversers)

    1. Something which reverses a particular action or condition.
      a polarity reverser
      • 1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:
        The down grade would give her a start, and then, if Mitchell got his reverser over smartly, he might catch her on the right angle, and she would come back. Mitchell reversed, and moved forward, but to the horror of the fireman, he didn't stop!
      1. (aviation) A thrust reverser.
    2. (Scots law) A mortgager of land.
    3. (slang, computing) A reverse-engineer.
      • 2011, Eldad Eilam, Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering:
        Antidebugger techniques are particularly effective when combined with code encryption because encrypting the program forces reversers to run it inside a debugger in order to allow the program to decrypt itself.

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    Danish

    Noun

    reverser c or n

    1. indefinite plural of revers

    French

    Etymology

      From re- +‎ verser.

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      reverser

      1. to repour (pour again)
      2. to pour back
      3. (finance) to pay back, put back

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      Latin

      Verb

      reverser

      1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of reversō

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Verb

      reverser

      1. imperative of reversere

      Old French

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Latin reversō.

      Verb

      reverser

      1. to invert (turn upside down)

      Conjugation

      This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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      • English: reverse
      • French: reverser

      Swedish

      Noun

      reverser

      1. indefinite plural of revers

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