Which of the following is a legitimate use of reverse engineering in software development?
- Unauthorized software duplication
- Understanding how a third-party application works
- Software piracy
- Stealing proprietary code
A legitimate use of reverse engineering in software development is to understand how a third-party application works. This can be important for interoperability, integration, or troubleshooting issues with software from external sources.
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