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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. Someone who resists all technological change.






2. Pleasure derived from people's mental and emotional reactions to a product.






3. Tool path is determined by individual Z coordinates across the product






4. The property of being biologically compatible by not producing a toxic - injurious or immunological response in living tissue






5. To combine multiple signals for transmission over a single line or medium






6. The use of consumer reports and newspaper items to follow historical development. useful sources of information could include CD-Roms - such as encyclopedias and newspapers - or more specific discs - subject specific magazines - and manufacturers' in






7. Two or more atoms that are normally bonded together covalently






8. Costs that vary with output - for example - fuel or raw materials.






9. A tool used in the manufacture of parts by moulding - forging - swaging or stamping processes






10. The ability to link graphic screens together in such a way as to simulate motion or process






11. The assessment of the effect a product has on the environment from the initial concept to disposal






12. A style or trend






13. A measure of how fast heat is conducted through a slab of material with a given temperature difference across the slab.






14. A model using mathematical symbols that can be manipulated numerically






15. A computer- based machine or robot that has the ability to learn from information gained through feedback






16. A brand is a product from a known source (organization). the name of the organization can also serve as a brand






17. The simplest form of carbohydrate - consisting of one sugar residue. they are the building blocks for disaccharides and polysaccharides






18. Hypersensitivity to dietary substances






19. Pleasures derived from satisfying peoples taste - values and aspirations






20. The relationship between what something - for example - a product - is worth and the cash amount spent on it.






21. The mass per unit volume of a material






22. Involves a company both in the development of new products and in selling those products to new companies






23. This is the factor in which the machines multiplies the force put into it






24. Markets divided up into smaller groups where the purchasers have similar characteristics and tastes






25. The process of recovering the information contained - for example - in the human voice - which had been previously added to a suitable electromagnetic carrier






26. The passive solar practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural sunlight procivides effective internal illumination






27. Excessively high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass. a body mass index of more than 30 is defined as obese by the World Health Organization






28. Designing in relation to materials during processing






29. A situation where a company keeps a small stock of components (or complete items) or ones that take a long time to make - just in case of a rush order






30. An individual working outside or inside an organisation who is committed to the invention of a novel product and often becomes isolated because he or she is engrossed with ideas that imply change and are resisted by others






31. The exposure of protein to heat or acid - which results in irreversible changes that reduce solubility and change optical characteristics






32. The exterior surface of a building's construction: the walls - windows - roof and floor. also referred to as 'building shell'






33. A natural resource that cannot be re- made or re- grown as it does not naturally reform at a rate that makes its use sustainable - for example - coal - petroleum and natural gas






34. Designing taking account of assembly at various levels - for example - component to component - components into sub- assemblies and sub- assemblies into complete products






35. Small changes to the design of a product that seem trivial but the cumulative effect of which over a longer period can be very significant






36. A mixture composed of two or more substances with one substance acting as the matrix or glue






37. The research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms






38. Low levels of food intake - which can be transitory (as a result of crisis) - seasonal or chronic (when it occurs on a continuing basis)






39. The direct introduction to molten plastic under pressure into a die - which then cools rapidly - allowing the formed object to be released from the mould






40. Excess material on a moulded part - forming a thin fan where two parts of the mould meet






41. A group of products having common classification criteria. Members normally have many common parts and assemblies.






42. A device that is used to cut 2D shapes from card and vinyl






43. An appearance prototype or appearance model is a physical representation of an object that literally appears like the production product. However - it does not function and is made from wood - foam - clay or other prototyping materials






44. The transfer of an idea from one context to another






45. A technique that uses a fluid support structure that can be washed and drained away. Used for more intricate internal construction where it would be difficult to break away supports.






46. A small- scale production process centred on manual skill






47. 3D printing process using a vat of photosensitive resin and a vertically moving platform. Laser beam directed onto surface of resin to print patter of current model's layer by hardening resin. Platform then moves down by a layer thickness so the next






48. Refers to materials and devices that operate at the nanoscale. 'Nano' means a billionth. A nanometer is one- billionth of a meter






49. 3 linear axes (X -Y -Z) and two rotary axes (A -B) e.g. milling machine






50. Rebuilding a product so that it is in an 'as new' condition - and is generally used in the context of car engines and tyres.