An operation performed on a non-conforming part or assembly that restores all nonconforming characteristics to the requirements in the contract, specification, drawing, or other approved product description
If you rework something such as an idea or a piece of writing, you reorganize it and make changes to it in order to improve it or bring it up to date. See if you can rework your schedule and come up with practical ways to reduce the number of hours you're on call. = revise + reworking reworkings re·work·ing Her latest novel seems at first sight to be a reworking of similar themes. to make changes in something such as music or a piece of writing = revise