From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" [syn: {recycle}, {reprocess}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
reuse Using code developed for one {application program} in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. {Object-oriented programming} offers reusability of code via its techniques of {inheritance} and {genericity}. {Class} libraries with {intelligent browser}s and {application generator}s are under development to help in this process. {Polymorphic} {functional language}s also support reusability while retaining the benefits of {strong typing}. See also {DRAGOON}, {National Software Reuse Directory}, {RLF}.
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