cleanroom
The English word “cleanroom” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.
- The method of copying a design by reverse engineering and then recreating it without infringing any copyrights.
- Being or relating to a software development process intended to produce software with a certifiable level of reliability.
verb
- To copy (a design) by reverse engineering and then recreating it without infringing any copyrights.
Etymology
From clean + room.
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