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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. The property of being biologically compatible by not producing a toxic - injurious or immunological response in living tissue






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






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






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






5. The completeness and accuracy of a data set that is being used to inform a design decision






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






7. 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






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






9. Fatty acids that are required in the human diet. this means that it cannot be synthesized by the body from other fatty acids and must be obtained from food.






10. The ability of a material to resist the propagation of cracks.






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






12. The cost required to maintain or repair a product or system.






13. Waste water generated from processes such as washing dishes - bathing and laundry






14. Where a completely new product is devised by going back to the roots of a problem and thinking about a solution in a different way.






15. Attribute listing identifies the key attributes of a product or process and then enables designers to think of ways to change - modify or improve each attribute






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






17. A situation where the firm does not allocate space to the storage of components or completed items - but instead orders them (or manufactures them) when required. large storage areas are not needed and items that are not ordered are not made






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






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






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






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






22. The costs that must be paid out before production starts - for example machinery. these costs do not change with the level of productions






23. An anatomical 3D model of the human body






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






25. A realistic picture of the final model - offering some machining data - but containing no data about the interior of the part.






26. The difference in electrical potential between two points.






27. Someone who immediately welcomes a technological change.






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






29. The reliance on the knowledge and skills of an expert in the operation of the product






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






31. Hypersensitivity to dietary substances






32. A volume production process involving machines controlled by humans






33. A filamentous material long in relation to its width/breadth






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






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






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






37. The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers






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






39. Using creative ability to produce a wide range of possible solutions to a problem






40. A type of fastening that is not supposed to be removed. it is only possible to remove such joins by drilling - cutting or grinding the join away






41. The quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons and is measured in coulombs






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






43. The business of putting an invention in a market place and making it a success






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






45. The ability to analyse information in order to select an answer from alternatives






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






47. Involving the use of sense organs






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






50. 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