Background for reuse

reuse

/ɹiːˈjuːs/

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noun

The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.

Examples :

"The school's initiative to encourage the reuse of paper saved a lot of trees. "

environment item economy

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noun

The act of using again, or in another place.

Examples :

"Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing."

environment utility action

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verb

To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).

Examples :

"The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment."

environment utility material action item

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verb

To use again, or in another place.

Examples :

"We can reuse old newspapers to make paper mache for the school project. "

environment utility action