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De - Pt| English Dictionary: reinvent the wheel | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for reinvent the wheel | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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reinvent the wheel v. To design or implement a tool equivalent to an existing one or part of one, with the implication that doing so is silly or a waste of time. This is often a valid criticism. On the other hand, automobiles don't use wooden rollers, and some kinds of wheel have to be reinvented many times before you get them right. On the third hand, people reinventing the wheel do tend to come up with the moral equivalent of a trapezoid with an offset axle. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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reinvent the wheel existing one or part of one, with the implication that doing so is silly or a waste of time. This is often a valid criticism. On the other hand, automobiles don't use wooden rollers, and some kinds of wheel have to be reinvented many times before you get them right. On the third hand, people reinventing the wheel do tend to come up with the moral equivalent of a trapezoid with an offset axle. [{Jargon File}] (1997-04-12) | |
