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| Domain | Definition |
Computing | 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. Source: Jargon File. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
reinvent the wheel | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 45 49 4E 56 45 4E 54 54 48 45 57 48 45 45 4C |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01000101 01001001 01001110 01010110 01000101 01001110 01010100 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010111 01001000 01000101 01000101 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R E I N V E N T   T H E   W H E E L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0045 0049 004E 0056 0045 004E 0054 0054 0048 0045 0057 0048 0045 0045 004C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5239434856394854254423925742393946 |
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