rework
verb/ɹiːˈwɜː(ɹ)k/
Etymology From re- + work.
1
To redo, correct, or rebuild.
- You'll have to rework the crank assembly to incorporate the changes.
- Derived terms
- reworkability, reworkable, reworker
rework
noun/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/
Etymology From re- + work.
1
The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
- Most product returns to the top retailers in the USA (either direct from the consumer or through non-sales) will be taken back by the original suppliers for rework or disposal.2017, John Gattorna, Strategic Supply Chain Alignment, page 623:
2
Business, Food, Lifestyle, Manufacturing In particular Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
3
Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.
- They received the rework back from the shop.
4
Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.
- The schedule has been pushed back because of the rework.
5
An instance of reworking.