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Reverse engineering is reverse forward engineering

The work

AuthorsIra D. Baxter; Michael Mehlich
Editors
Typemisc
Year1997
Also known asanon2002reverse, baxter2002reverse
Citekeybaxter1997reverse

Where it appeared

PublisherIEEE Comput. Soc

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@misc{baxter1997reverse,
  title        = {Reverse engineering is reverse forward engineering},
  author       = {Ira D. Baxter and Michael Mehlich},
  year         = {1997},
  publisher    = {IEEE Comput. Soc},
  doi          = {10.1109/wcre.1997.624581},
}

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