There is a saying, that "Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly". If one looks at the Linux desktop, one will realise, that it's also true for desktop operating systems.
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Reinvent
//ɹiːɪnˈvɛnt//
Synonyms for "reinvent"
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8 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- преоткривам verb (to invent again something that has already been invented)
Dutch
1 entries- heruitvinden verb (to invent again something that has already been invented)
German
2 entries- neu erfinden verb (to invent again something that has already been invented)
- wiedererfinden verb (to invent again something that has already been invented)
Portuguese
1 entries- reinventar verb (to invent again something that has already been invented)
Russian
1 entries- изобрета́ть велосипе́д verb (to invent again something that has already been invented)
Spanish
1 entries- reinventar verb (to invent again something that has already been invented)
Swedish
1 entries- återuppfinna verb (to invent again something that has already been invented)
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You don’t have to reinvent the wheel; it already exists.
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You don't need to reinvent the wheel.
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We don't have to try to reinvent the wheel.
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