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IB Design Technology Vocab

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






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






3. Someone who resists all technological change.






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






5. 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






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






7. A series of flat views of an object showing it exactly as it is in shape and size






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






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






10. Food becoming unfit for consumption - for example - due to chemical or biological contamination






11. The resistance of an elastic body to deflection by an applied force.






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






13. The recording of human or animal movement by any means - for example - by video - magnetic or electro- mechanical design






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. A solution to a problem in one field is used to provide a new idea for a design problem in another






18. The use of computers to aid the design process






19. 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






20. The most negative voltage the operational amplifier can output






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






22. 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)






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






24. A sequence of instructions to describe a set of actions






25. Natural compounds formed through geological processes






26. The use of the suns energy to heat up water and air directly






27. Designing in relation to materials during processing






28. A volume production process involving machines controlled by humans






29. The most efficient way of designing and producing a product from the manufacturer's point of view






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






31. X -Y -Z plus additional rotary motion e.g. Lathe with milling head






32. 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






33. Where the impetus for a new design emanates from a technological development.






34. An emerging technology that interfaces the user via the sense of touch






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






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






37. The opposition that a substance offers to the flow of electric current.






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






39. The technique of heating and cooling a building naturally without the use of mechanical equipment






40. A broad way of categorizing the kinds of market the company is aiming for






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






42. 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.






43. Automated machines that require data to be inputted manually by a trained operator






44. Fabric with technology enhanced performance used in smart clothing - for example - enhanced stain resistance - breathability or incorporating input sensors






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






46. CO2 laser is used to sinter a thin layer of heat- fusible powder that gradually builds up the 3D model.






47. 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.






48. The class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discreet elongated pieces - similar to lengths of thread with a length to thickness ratio of at least 80






49. A style or trend






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







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