teardown
teardown Lexical Profile
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• noun
The act or process of demolishing a building, dismantling a temporary stage, or completely disassembling a machine.
"The stage crew began the teardown immediately after the final concert ended."
North American An older, often small or dilapidated building that is purchased primarily so that it can be demolished and replaced with a newer, larger structure on the same lot.
"The developer bought the modest bungalow as a teardown to build a modern two-story home."
A systematic disassembly and technical analysis of a commercial product or electronic device to examine its internal components, design, and manufacturing cost.
"The engineering blog published a detailed teardown of the newly released smartphone."
Word Nuance & Usage
The noun and attributive modifier are written as a single closed word ('teardown'), whereas the phrasal verb is written as two separate words ('tear down').