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Noun Concept
Categories: Software engineering folklore, English-language idioms, Pejorative terms related to technology
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reinventing the wheel  Reinventing the Square Wheel  Inventing the wheel  Re-inventing the wheel  Re-invention of the wheel
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To reinvent the wheel is to attempt to duplicate—most likely with inferior results—a basic method that has already previously been created or optimized by others. Wikipedia
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To reinvent the wheel is to attempt to duplicate—most likely with inferior results—a basic method that has already previously been created or optimized by others. Wikipedia
unnecessarily duplicating a design when a satisfactory solution already exists Wikidata
IS A
idiom
practice
waste of resources
HAS CAUSE
ignorance
not invented here
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reinventing the wheel
Wikidata
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reinventing the wheel
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Inventing the wheel, Re-inventing the wheel, Re-invention of the wheel, reinvent the wheel, Reinventing the Square Wheel, Reinventing the square wheel, Reinvention of the wheel
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Reinventing the wheel

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