different between responsive vs reengineering

English

Etymology

From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???sp?ns?v/

Adjective

responsive (comparative more responsive, superlative most responsive)

1. answering, replying or responding
2. able to receive and respond to external stimuli
3. using antiphons; antiphonal
4. susceptible to the feelings of others
5. (graphical user interface) automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space
6. (obsolete) suited to something else; correspondent
7. (obsolete) responsible
   • 1642, Jeremy Taylor, The Sacred Order and Offices of Episcopacy or Episcopacy Asserted against the Arians and Acephali New and Old

     he [the bishop] must be responsive for all his diocese

Antonyms

• nonresponsive
• unresponsive

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.p??.siv/
• Homophone: responsives

Adjective

responsive

1. feminine singular of responsif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

responsive

1. inflection of responsiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

responsive

1. feminine plural of responsivo

Anagrams

• provenisse

English

Verb

reengineering

1. present participle of reengineer

Noun

reengineering (countable and uncountable, plural reengineerings)

1. The application of technology and management science to the modification of existing systems, organizations, processes and products in order to make them more effective, efficient and responsive.