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IB Design Technology Vocab

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1. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.






2. The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces.






3. A measurement of the relative percentages of fat and muscle mass in the human body - in which weight in kilograms is divided by height in metres and the result used as and index of obesity






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






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






6. 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






7. An adhesive is a substance that is applied between two surfaces in order to bond them together






8. A measure of the degree of increase in dimensions when an object is heated. This can be measured by an increase in length - area or volume. The expansivity can be measured as the fractional increase in dimension per kelvin increase in temperature.






9. 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






10. The process of discovering a principle. a technical advance in a particular field often resulting in a novel product






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






12. The reduction of weight and ise of materials






13. The wide acceptance (and sale) of a product






14. Involved in development systems to ensure that products or services are designed and produced to meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations.






15. The incorporation of gas into a food product. it may be air - which is often beaten in - or carbon dioxide - which can be introduced under pressure (for example - to aerated water) or by the action of yeast (for example - in bread)






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






17. The number of bits per second produced by a digital system






18. The use of computers to aid manufacturing






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






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






21. A device that is able to laser cut and engrave 2D shapes






22. Flexible designs that can be adapted to changing technical and market requirements.






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






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






25. Limited volume production (a set number of items to be produced)






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






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






28. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources






29. A 2D physical anthropometric model based on a specific percentile - which is used with drawings of the same scale as the model to consider the relationship between the size of an object and people






30. 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.






31. A volume production process involving machines controlled by computers






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






33. An influential individual - usually working within an organization - who develops an enthusiasm for a particular idea or invention and 'champions' it within that organization.






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






35. Someone who needs some convincing before embracing technological change.






36. The observation of people using a product and collection of comments from people who have used a product.






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






38. A condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs






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






40. The feed speed is the rate at which the cutting tools moves in x - y and z paths






41. Designing to enable the product to be manufactured using a specific manufacturing process - for example - injection moulding






42. Using the materials from obsolete products to create other products.






43. The initial impetus for the development of a new product is generated from a demand from the market






44. The psychological condition resulting from inadequacy or imbalance in food intake or from poor absorption of food consumed






45. Technology appropriate to the context in which it is applied. appropriate technologies are low in capital cost - use local material wherever possible - create jobs using local skills and labour - involve decentralized renewable energy sources - make






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






47. The ability of a material to be drawn or extruded into a wire or other extended shapes






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






49. Obtaining users' responses.






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







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