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IB Design Technology Vocab

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1. 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






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






3. This is a measure of a material's ability to conduct electricity. a material with low electrical resistivity will conduct electricity well.






4. A plant or animal in which the DNA has been altered through the insertion of genetic material from another source. genetic modification is the most often used in agricultural crops to increase the resistance to herbicides or to engineer pesticides in






5. The range of users for a particular product or system.






6. Designers design specifically for optimum use of existing manufacturing capability






7. The process of adding the information contained - for example - in the human voice to a suitable electromagnetic carrier






8. In chemistry - an amino acid is any molecule that contains both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups. in biochemistry - this is shorter and more general term is frequently used to refer to alpha amino acids in which the amino and carboxylate f






9. 3 linear axes (X -Y -Z) and two rotary axes (A -B) e.g. milling machine






10. The width of the electromagnetic spectrum that a signal occupies






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






12. A comparative measure of poverty - literacy - education - life expectancy - childbirth and other factors for countries worldwide






13. A short length of extruded pipe for use in blow moulding






14. The creation of new - modified or updated products aimed mainly at a company's existing customers.






15. A 3D representation of an object drawn with the horizontal plane at 30






16. Reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context.






17. Basically a CNC robot with small extrusion head. Moves back and forth along a platform building up a model by feeding heated plastic wire through the head.






18. A 3D drawing that realistically represents an object by utilizing foreshortening and vanishing points (usually imaginary ones)






19. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain - usually straight






20. 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






21. All aspects of the processing - preparation - storage - cooking - and serving of food to make sure that it is safe to eat






22. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device.






23. The reduction of weight and ise of materials






24. Obtaining users' responses.






25. Clear representations of the final part. They provide a complete set of data for the product to be realized.






26. The permanent deformation of a solid subjected to stress






27. Increasing sales to existing customers or finding new customers for an existing product






28. A form of group think. a group with a recommended size of 10-12 people first devises wild ideas - all of which are written down. no criticism or evaluation is allowed until this is finished - as it is impossible to be creative and critical at the sam






29. An evaluation of the actual performance of the task or learning objective using the conditions under which it will be performed and the absolute standard for acceptable performances






30. 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






31. The mass production of a product via a flow line based on the interchangeability of parts - pre- processing of materials - standardization and work division






32. 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






33. Tool path cuts straight X and Y paths






34. Representative users perform realistic tasks by interacting with a paper version of the user- product interface that is manipulated by a person acting as a computer - who does not explain how the interface works






35. This covers all activities from design to documentation. It also includes the regulation of quality of raw materials - assemblies - products and components - services related to production - and management and inspection processes.






36. The ability to simulate a real situation on the screen and interact with it in a near- natural way.






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






38. 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






39. An anatomical 3D model of the human body






40. Tool path is circular - which is useful for round and curved objects






41. Analysing a situation that would benefit from redesign - and working out a strategy for improving it






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






43. Finding new applications for different products - thereby opening up new markets






44. Designing a product so that when it becomes obsolete it can easily and economically be taken apart - the components reused or repaired - and the materials recycled






45. A product development process obtained through 3D - parametric and associative CAD systems. The main feature of this new method is that the design originates as a concept and gradually evolves into a complete product consisting of components and sub-

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46. The smallest part of an element that can exist chemically






47. Water that contains animal - human or food waste and would not be reused for other purposes






48. Morphologic synthesis is an elaboration of attribute listing. after completing the list of attributes - list them along two sides of a 2D grid. think creatively about how the attributes can be developed through new ideas in each of the cells to impro






49. Increased body weight in relation to height - when compared to some standard of acceptable or desirable weight. a body mass index of more than 25 is defined as overweight by the World Health Organization. overweight may or may not be due to increase






50. The synergistic merging of nanotechnology - biotechnology - information and communication technologies and cognitive science