reuse

  1. Noun.  The act of salvaging or in some manner returning a discarded item into something usable.
  2. Noun.  (computing) ''code re-use'' indicates splitting program code into modules or classes so it can be re-used by other programs. ''data re-use'' refers to legal rights to re-use for publication, data that one has downloaded or licensed from a third party.
  3. Verb.  To use something that is considered past its usefulness, again (usually for something else).

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