A question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.

(law, ethics, public policy) The policy or practice of discriminating against members of a designated group which has in the past unfairly received preferential treatment in social, legal, educational, or employment situations, with the intention of benefiting one or more other groups (such as racial, disabled, or gender groups) that have previously been discriminated against.

(telecommunications) In radio communications, the link from a mobile user to a fixed base station. If the link includes a communications relay satellite, the reverse link will consist of both an uplink (mobile station to satellite) and a downlink (satellite to base station).

(basketball) A dunk in which the player's back is to the basket when the ball is dunked.

(sociology) Racism against the racial majority (either a member or group of that majority or the majority in general).

(biochemistry) A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from RNA; found in retroviruses.

(US, automotive) An automobile driving maneuver where the driver puts the vehicle in a controlled skid in order to quickly reverse the vehicle's bearing to the opposite direction.

The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one. / (computing) Such analysis of an executable or other system in order to recreate its workings.

Alternative spelling of reverse-engineer

Alternative spelling of reverse-engineer