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| gray cast iron | A gray cast iron is an iron-carbon alloy with enough carbon (and, perhaps, silicon) that flakes of graphite form during solidification |
| trade-off analysis | Trade-off Analysis is the process of making decisions when each choice has both advantages and disadvantages |
| tape automated bonding | Tape Automated Bonding - component packaging technology where special lead frames are used for interconnecting and carrying an integrated circuit for later attachment to a PWB. |
| pressure | a force applied or distributed over an area |
| design for environment | Design for Environment is a process for the systematic consideration during design of issues associated with environmental safety and health over the entire product life cycle |
| squirter | See water column. |
| cable | a structural element formed from steel wire bound in strands; the suspending element in a bridge; the supporting element in some dome roofs |
| niobium | Known as columbium in the USA |
| grid | The electric utility companies' transmission and distribution system that links power plants to customers through high power transmission line service (110 kilovolt [kv] to 765 kv); high voltage primary service for industrial applications and street rail and bus systems (23 kv-138 kv); medium voltage primary service for commercial and industrial applications (4 kv to 35); and secondary service for commercial and residential customers (120 v to 480 v) |
| cold work | Permanent deformation caused by application of an external force to a metal below its recrystallization temperature. |
| base | The bottom of a column; the finish of a room at the junction of the walls and floor. |
| partially coherent interface | A partially coherent interface is a surface between two crystals across which the crystal planes match imperfectly such that misfit dislocations are required to bring them into registry |
| van | A virtual area network (VAN) is a network on which users are enabled to... |
| turbine generator | A device that uses steam, heated gases, water flow or wind to cause spinning motion that activates electromagnetic forces and generates electricity. |
| reject | An instrument function or control used for minimizing or eliminating low amplitude signals (electrical or material noise) so that other signals may be further amplified |
| repeatability | The ability of an instrument to reproduce the same output reading when the same input value is applied to it consecutively (measuring the same temperature) |
| loader | wheeled or tracked vehicle with wide front mounted bucket to scrape and load trucks. |
| isi | Inter-Symbol Interference: A form of interference that occurs when echoes of a radio-signal interfere with the original signal |
| impedance method | Eddy current method, which monitors the change in prove impedance; both phase and amplitude. |
| quantum | If the magnitude of a quantity is always an integral multiple of a definite unit, then that unit is called the quantum of the electromagnetic field and the meson is considered to be the quantum of the nuclear field. |
| tribhanga | in Buddhist art, the "three bends posture," in which the head, chest, and lower portion of the body are angled instead of being aligned vertically. |
| modeling | (a) in two-dimensional art, the use of value to suggest light and shadow, and thus create the effect of mass and weight; (b) in sculpture, the creation of form by manipulating a pliable material such as clay. |
| film badge | A package of photographic film worn like a badge by workers in the nuclear industry to measure exposure to ionizing radiation |
| fat | A file allocation table (FAT) is a table that an operating system maint... |
| flaw | A defect. |
| tcpman | TCPMAN is a utility for manual or script modem dialing that is us... |
| diversion channel | a bypass created to divert water around a dam so that construction can take place |
| mean time between failures | Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is a measure of the reliability of a product or piece of equipment. It is equal to the number of failures in a given period divided by the total equipment uptime in that period |
| photon | a quantum unit of electromagnetic energy. |
| nist | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| vandal | A vandal is an executable file, usually an applet or an ActiveX c... |
| cobalt 60 | A radioisotope of the element cobalt. |
| hold | A feature common to thermometers allowing you to freeze the display at a given measurement without additional inputs for easier reading |
| bay | a section of a building marked off by vertical elements, such as windows, columns or pilasters |
| chrominance | The color portion portion of a composite video signal |
| iconology | the study of the meaning or content of a larger program to which individual works of art belong. |
| process development | Defining and developing a manufacturing process to accommodate the specific requirements of a given product while meeting process quality and cost objectives. |
| eia | Electronic Industries Alliance: Among other things, the EIA sponsors electrical and electronic standards. |
| v2v | Virtual to virtual (V2V) is a term that refers to the migration of an o... |
| wta | Wireless Telephony Application: A collection of telephony-specific extensions for call- and feature-control mechanisms that make advanced mobile network services available to end users |
| cut and cover | a method of tunnel construction that involves digging a trench, building a tunnel, and then covering it with fill |
| revetment | Retaining wall to prevent erosion; to face a surface with stone slabs. |
| deësis | a tripartite icon in the Byzantine tradition, usually showing Christ enthroned between the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist. |
| false positive | In programs used to filter spam, a false positive... |
| umts | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System: A future mobile communications system which, among other features, will offer direct connection between terminals and satellites. |
| tolerance dose | For industrial safety guidelines |
| majordomo | Like listserv, Majordomo (from Latin: "master of the house"... |
| tariff | A document, approved by the responsible regulatory agency,listing the terms and conditions, including a schedule of prices, under which utility services will be provided. |
| probe | Eddy current transducer. |
| reduction factor | Dose rate without a shield divided by the dose rate with a shield interposed between a source and a point at which radiation is measured. |
| e-speak | E-speak is an open software platform designed by HP to facilita... |
| gasohol | In the United States, gasohol (E10) refers to gasoline that contains 10 percent ethanol by volume |
| core | central region of a skyscraper; usually houses elevator and stairwell. |
| jabber | In networks, a jabber is any device that is handling electrical s... |
| insular | of or pertaining to an island or islands, or detached and isolated |
| hole | for semi-conductors and insulators, a vacant electron state in the valence band that behaves as a positive charge carrier in an electric field. |
| dupe | a person who is easily deceived, a gullible person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person |
| portal | A web site that provides a comprehensive set of services and information for a particular audience such as product development personnel |
| global climate change | The term 'climate change' is sometimes used to refer to all forms of climatic inconsistency, but because the Earth's climate is never static, the term is more properly used to imply a significant change from one climatic condition to another |
| lancet | a tall narrow, arched window without tracery. |
| lamellar | Plate-like; made of a number of parallel plates or sheets |
| gateway | A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to anothe... |
| beam exit point | See probe index. |
| upstream | A term used in the petroleum industry referring to the exploration and production side of the business |
| crossover | In an output stage (or similar amplifying stage which uses one device to pull the signal up and another to pull the signal down), the region in which the high-side device is turning on and the low-side device is turning off, or vice versa. |
| obverse | the side of a coin or medal considered to be the front and that bears the main image. |
| impost block | a block between a capital of a column and the springing of an arch. |
| java database connectivity | Java Database Connectivit... |
| contamination | Deposition of any radioactive material in any place where it is not desired, particularly where it may be harmful. |
| empirical | depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory |
| poisson's ratio | for elastic deformation, the negative ratio of lateral and axial strains that result from an applied axial stress. |
| skip distance | In angle beam tests of plate or pipe, the distance from the sound entry point to the first reflection point on the same surface |
| mda | Manufacturing Defect Analyzer (automated test equipment) |
| nonrelevant indication | An indication that has no relation to a significant discontinuity. |
| creep | the time-dependent permanent deformation that occurs under stress; for most materials it is important only at elevated temperatures. |
| storage container | A device in which sealed sources are transported or stored. |
| laser cutting and welding | Laser cutting is a process in which a laser beam is used to cut e.g |
| w32.duqu | Duqu is a remote access Trojan (RAT) that is designed to stea... |
| coercive force | The magnetic force necessary to demagnetize a substance |
| bts | Base Transceiver Station: The stationary component of a cellphone system includes transmit-receive units and one or more antennae |
| absolute value | Absolute value is a term used in mathematics to i... |
| vda | Verband der Automobilindustrie (German product data exchange standard) |
| earthenware | pottery that has been either airdried or fired at a relatively low temperature. |
| chamfer | Surface produced by cutting across a square angle of a block at 45ø to the other surfaces. |
| electrolyte | A material, usually a liquid or paste, that will conduct an electric current. |
| airbrush | a device for applying a fine spray of paint or other substance by means of compressed air. |
| distortion | A Change in the shape of a part due to the action of mechanical forces. |
| knowledge management | The overall management process to capture, organize, manage and disseminate knowledge in an organization to improve enterprise effectiveness by avoiding mistakes and avoiding the time to relearn needed knowledge |
| coplanar line | A line which is in the same plane as another line |
| film holder | A light tight carrier for films and screens. |
| fatigue limit | The maximum stress below which a material can presumably endure an infinite number of stress cycles |
| range scan | The Stanford Bunny is a computer graphics test model (GTM... |
| rdf | The fuel component of municipal solid waste (MSW), which is the by-product of shredding MSW to a uniform size, screening out oversized materials and isolating ferrous material in magnetic separation |
| gunpowder | any of several low-explosive mixtures used as a blasting agent in mining and tunneling; the first such explosive was black powder, which consists of a mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal. |
| angle of incidence | The angle that the sun's rays make with a line perpendicular to a surface |
| time diversity | In radio systems, Time Diversity spreads a signal across multiple channels by placing multiple versions of the signal in different time slots. |
| dendritic growth | Dendritic growth is the formation of tree-shaped crystals during primary solidification from a compositionally supercooled liquid |
| triglyph | in a Doric frieze, the rectangular area between the metopes, decorated with three vertical grooves (glyphs). |
| nmos | An n-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (nMOS) transistor is one in which n-type dopants are used in the gate region (the "channel") |
| ukas | An acronym for United Kingdom Accreditation Service, the organization tasked by the British government with the maintenance and administration of national standards |
| alcohol fuels | A class of liquid chemicals that have certain combinations of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, and that are capable of being used as fuel. |
| torque | A measure of the twisting moment applied to a part under a torsional stress |
| stress-strain curve | A graphical plot of data obtained from a tensile test, in which the stress on the metal being tested (the force causing the specimen to deform divided by the original cross-sectional area of the gauge length) is plotted against the resulting strain (the extension of the gauge length divided by its original length). |
| tailings dam | dam, usually made of earth and rock, used to contain mining waste. |
| prochot# | Digital output pin on Intel's Pentium 4 processors that indicates the internal Thermal Control Circuit has activated |
| skeletal construction | a method of construction in which the walls are supported at ground level by a steel frame consisting of vertical and horizontal members. |
| parameter | A material property or instrument variable. |
| undercroft | Basement of a building. |
| burnish | to polish a surface by friction to make smooth and bright |
| gross area | The area of a surface including areas not belonging to that surface (such as windows and doors in a wall). |
| engineering | profession in which a knowledge of math and natural science is applied to develop ways to utilize the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of all human beings. |
| end effect | Signal obtained when an internal or encircling probe approaches the end of a tube or rod (Similar to edge effect). |
| devitrification | the process in which a glass (noncrystalline or vitreous solid) transforms to a crystalline solid |
| quasi-cleavage fracture | A fracture mode that combines the characteristics of cleavage fracture and dimpled rupture fracture |
| mosque | an Islamic (Muslim) house of worship of two main types: the masjid, used for daily prayer by individuals or small groups; and the ja¯ mi' , used for large-scale congregational prayer on the Friday sabbath and on holidays. |
| white-ground | describing a style of Greek pottery painting of the fifth century B.C., in which the decoration is usually black on a white background. |
| e. coli | A group of bacteria, Escherichia, that reside in the intestinal tracts of humans and many animals and can cause food poisoning, urinary infections and enteritis. |
| bonding energy | the energy required to separate two atoms that are chemically bonded to each other. |
| a2b | a2b was a Web site that let you download and play samples or complete s... |
| gospel | one of the first four books of the New Testament, which recounts the life of Christ. |
| secondary creep | Creep is slow, continuous, irreversible deformation under constant load at elevated temperatures |
| impact test | A test using, for example, an Izod or a Charpy notched specimen to determine the toughness of the metal by measuring the energy absorbed when the test specimen is fractured by a weighted pendulum. |
| check-out | The process of accessing managed product definition information under controlled procedures |
| aqueduct | a bridge or channel for conveying water, usually over long distances. |
| mac address | Media Access Control Address (maca, MAC): A hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network, as in IEEE-802 (Ethernet) networks |
| solar collector | a device that receives solar energy and converts it to useful energy forms |
| waterproof | A non-technical term used to describe instruments that are protected from the ingress of liquids |
| finishing mill | Complex of stands normally used continuously which carry out finishing rolling, understood as the phase subsequent to the roughing rolling carried out in the roughing mill (in Arvedi technology defined as the HRM) |
| cell | An electrolytic cell for generation of electric energy, in which the cell after discharge may be restored to a charged condition by an electric current flowing in a direction opposite to the flow of current when the cell discharges. |
| visible spectrum | the colors, visible to the human eye, that are produced when white light is dispersed by a prism. |
| forced air unit | A central furnace equipped with a fan or blower that provides the primary means for circulation of air. |
| focusing | Concentration or convergence of energy into a small beam. |
| diagnosibility | The ability to identify any faults (or potential faults) in the operation of the product. |
| algorithm | A set of steps for solving a specific problem. Algorithms can be expressed in many ways but are commonly expressed as one or more mathmatical equations. |
| green man | an ancient symbol of man's deep connection to nature; a decorative Gothic carving characterized by a human face sprouting foliage. |
| charge injection | A parameter pertinent to analog switches |
| epoxy | A 2-part adhesive system consisting of resin and hardener |
| pores | (1) Small voids in the body of a metal; (2) In powder metallurgy - minute cavities in a compact, sometimes intentional; (3) minute perforations in an electroplated coating. |
| project office | A designated location where the administrative work of the project is conducted and the project management skills (resources) such as cost accounting, estimating, scheduling, training, etc |
| emulsion penetrant | A mixture of water and oil produced by the addition of a third material, the liquid penetrant emulsifier. |
| oxygen | Used in the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking process |
| orchestra | in an ancient Greek theater, a circular space used by the chorus. |
| node | A point in a standing wave where a given characteristic of the wave field has zero amplitude. |
| yig | Yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) is a ferrimagnetic material used for solid-state lasers and for microwave and optical communications devices. |
| tangential | See circumferential. |
| t3 | A type of data connection capable of transmitting a digital signal at 44Mbps |
| milestone | Milestone - an important event representing the completion of a major work task or group of work tasks |
| zombie | A zombie (also known as a bot) is a computer that a r... |
| absorption | A process by which electromagnetic radiation imparts energy to matter. |
| uddi | UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration) is an XML-ba... |
| nist-traceable | Indicates that a given instrument has been calibrated using standards that have an accuracy certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). |
| resistivity | the reciprocal of electrical conductivity, and a measure of a material's resistance to the passage of electric current. |
| wedge testing | the use of a wedge between crystal and surface of test pieces where it is not possible to direct waves in the desired direction using straight contact methods |
| painterly | in painting, using the quality of color and texture, rather than line, to define form. |
| collimator | A device for limiting the effects of beam spread. |
| putto | a chubby male infant, often naked and sometimes depicted as a Cupid, popular in Renaissance art. |
| kvm | Keyboard Video Mouse: Defacto standard for the three cables used on a typical cpr: One for the keyboard; one for the monitor (video); one for the mouse |
| design-to-cost | A development methodology that treats cost as an independent design parameter |
| integrated resource planning | A public planning process and framework within which the costs and benefits of both demand- and supply-side resources are evaluated to develop the least-total-cost mix of utility resource options |
| downwind | On the opposite side from the direction from which the wind is blowing. |
| aluminum | a lightweight chemical element (Al); the most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust |
| internal probe | A probe for testing tube (or holes) from the inside |
| average hydro | Rain, snow and runoff conditions that provide water for hydroelectric generation equal to the most commonly occurring levels |
| monolith | a large block of stone that is all in one piece (i.e., not composed of smaller blocks), used in megalithic structures. |
| pulse tuning | Control of pulse frequency to optimize system response. |
| root angle | In a dual element delay line transducer, the angle by which the transducer elements of the delay line are tilted to direct the beams of the two elements to intersect at a specified zone in the medium. |
| power fail | A feature in a microprocessor supervisory circuit that provides early warning to the microprocessor of imminent power failure. |
| pyrheliometer | instrument with a narrow ( circumsolar) field of view which measures direct normal irradiance |
| esbga | Enhanced Super Ball-Grid Array (trademark of Amkor/Anam) |
| break even time | Break Even Time - a metric that measures the time from the start of development through production and sales until the the product has achieved financial breakeven considering the investment in development and other non-recurring expenses. |
| pdm | Pulse density modulation |
| fe | Functional equivalent (in component cross-reference data); also field engineer; also framing error |
| air-to-air heat exchanger | A device with separate air chambers that transfers heat between the conditioned air being exhausted and the outside air being supplied to a building. |
| zettabyte | A zettabyte is a measure of storage capacity and is 2 to th... |
| unit testing | Testing of individual hardware or software units or groups of related units. |
| polycrystalline | referring to crystalline materials that are composed of more than one crystal or grain. |
| fail-safe | A technique used in RS-485 interface transceivers which forces the output to a predefined state in the event of a line short or open circuit. |
| plasticizer | a low molecular weight polymer additive that enhances flexibility and workability and reduces stiffness and brittleness. |
| bubbler | See water column. |
| surface modeling | A 3D modeling technique to describe geometry by its surfaces |
| quantum | Quantum is the Latin word for amount and, in modern understandi... |
| rac | Real Application Cluster (RAC) is a component of the Oracle 9i database... |
| emulsifier | An agent, usually in liquid form which, when combined with a liquid penetrant that is insoluble in water, renders such a penetrant "soluble" thereby facilitating its removal by a water wash. |
| postament | (a) a pedestal or base; (b) a frame of molding for a relief. |
| ultimate tensile strength | The maximum load that a material withstands in a tensile test before it fractures, divided by the original cross-sectional area of the gauge length of the specimen |
| annealing | The treatment of a metal, alloy, or other material by heating to a predetermined temperature, holding for a certain time, and then cooling to room temperature. |
| abacus | the flat slab that forms the topmost unit of a Doric column and on which the architrave rests. |
| vacuum degassing | A secondary refining process for liquid steel in which it is exposed to a low pressure environment with the aim of achieving one or more of the following: reduction of dissolved gases - improved cleanliness - greater uniformity control of chemical composition. |
| delamination | A laminar discontinuity such as an area of unbonded materials. |
| oxygenate | a term used in the petroleum industry to denote octane components containing hydrogen, carbon and oxygen in their molecular structure |
| x | In compact disc (CD) and digital versatile disc (DVD) technology, X is a ba... |
| azimuth | The angular distance between true south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun |
| g-gas / groningen gas | Natural gas from the Groningen Slochteren field consists of 81% methane, 3.6% of higher gaseous hydrocarbons and 0.4% of H2S (hydrogen sulphide) and the remainder is nitrogen and carbon dioxide |
| codex | sheets of parchment or vellum bound together—the precursor of the modern book. |
| echo | A signal indicating reflected acoustic energy. |
| impurities | Elements or compounds whose presence in a material is undesired. |
| oculus | a round opening or window, either open, louvered or glazed |
| chaitya arch | a splayed, horsehoe-shaped curve derived from the profile of a barrel-vaulted chaitya hall; used to frame doors, windows, and gables, and as a decorative motif in early south Asian architecture. |
| bcl | Binary Cutter Language |
| classification | Classification is the assignment of attributes and other defining meta-data to managed objects and information within a PDM system |
| rose window | a large, circular window decorated with stained glass and tracery. |
| hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration; an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally |
| s. 877 | The Can Spam Act of 2003 is a commonly used name for the United S... |
| program | A group of related projects that are managed together. |
| exposure film | Radiation intensity multiplied by time. |
| metallography | the science dealing with the constitution and structure of metals and alloys as revealed by the unaided eye or by such tools as low powered magnification, optical microscope, electron microscope and x-ray diffraction. |
| arcade | Row of arches, free-standing and supported on piers or columns; a blind arcade is a "dummy". |
| inherent defects | Discontinuities which are normal in the material at the time it originally solidifies from the molten state. |
| xmt | The XMT (Extensible MPEG-4 Textual) format is the use of a textual synt... |
| clerestory | Upper storey of the nave walls of the church, lit by windows. |
| asperity | A term used in wear technology or tribology to describe a peak or projection from a surface. |
| jack | A female connector is a connector attached to a wire, cable, or piece... |
| cloisonné | a multicolored surface made by pouring enamels into compartments outlined by bent wire fillets, or strips. |
| dew point | The air temperature at which, under current barometric pressure, the water vapor currently in the air would condense into water or dew (or reach 100% humidity) |
| resource efficiency | The use of smaller amounts of physical resources to produce the same product or service |
| fluidized bed combustion | A process for burning powdered coal that is poured in a liquid-like stream with air or gases |
| iridium 192 | A radioactive isotope of the element Iridium which has a half-life of 75 days |
| stratigraphy | a technique for determining a chronology by studying the relative locations of layers of material in an archaeological site. |
| guilloche | Geometric pattern. |
| electromotive force | The work or energy which causes the flow of an electric current |
| developing time | The time between the application of the developer and the examination of the part for indications. |
| original equipment manufacturer | The manufacturer whose name goes on a product and who markets and supports the product |
| elementary particle | Originally a term applied to any particle that could not be further subdivided; now applied only to protons, electrons, neutrons, antiparticles and strange particles, but not to alpha particles and deuterons. |
| k56flex | Rockwell Corporation's K56flex modem chipset gave users the cap... |
| gsm | Global System for Mobile Communications: A land, mobile, pan-European, digital, cellular radio-communications system. |
| predella | the lower part of an altarpiece, often decorated with small scenes that are related to the subject of the main panel. |
| arch | a Gothic pointed arch usually applied to long, narrow windows |
| embrittlement | Reduction in the normal ductility of a metal due to a physical or chemical change. |
| group velocity | The rate at which the envelope of an ultrasonic pulse (many frequencies) propagates through the medium. |
| cell | A cell designed to produce electric current through an electrochemical reaction that is not efficiently reversible and hence the cell, when discharged, cannot be efficiently recharged by an electric current. |
| vascular id | Finger vein ID is a biometric authentication system tha... |
| pitch line | The location on a gear tooth, approximately midway up the tooth, that crosses the pitch circle, or the equivalent-size disk that could geometrically replace the gear. |
| cyclopaean masonry | stone construction using large, irregular blocks without mortar. |
| bailey | The ward or courtyard inside the castle walls, includes exercise area, parade ground, emergency corral |
| keychain drive | A USB drive -- also known as a flash drive or key... |
| penetrant | A fluid (usually a liquid but can be a gas) which possesses unique properties that render it highly capable of entering small openings, a characteristic which makes this fluid especially suitable for use in the detection of surface discontinuities which may be present. |
| zif | A ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket is the physical way that Intel's 48... |
| calibration | The process of adjusting an instrument to be more accurate by comparing it to a reliable standard |
| celsius scale | the metric temperature scale for which 0°C is the temperature at which water freezes and 100°C is the temperature at which water boils, at standard atmospheric pressure |
| aaa | Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) is a framework for ... |
| uraeus | a stylized representation of an asp, often included on the headdress of ancient rulers. |
| coda | in music, an independent passage at the end of a composition, made to bring it to a satisfactory close; anything that serves as a conclusion |
| case | In a ferrous metal, the outer portion that has been made harder than the interior, or core. |
| xga | The term display mode refers to the characteristics of a computer displ... |
| ambient air temperature | Surrounding temperature, such as the outdoor air temperature around a building. |
| polymer | a solid, nonmetallic (normally organic) compound of high molecular weight the structure of which is composed of small repeat (or mer) units. |
| trsl | Test Requirements Specification Language (proposed IEEE standard) |
| fleur-de-lis | (a) a white iris, the royal emblem of France; (b) a stylized representation of an iris, common in artistic design and heraldry. |
| solar spectrum | the electromagnetic spectral distribution emitted by the sun or received by a collector or instrument on Earth |
| niche | a hollow or recess in a wall or other architectural element, often containing a statue; a blind niche is a very shallow recess. |
| isometric projection | an architectural diagram combining a ground plan of a building with a view from an exterior point above and slightly to one side. |
| capital | the cap or crown to a column, usually heavily decorated. |
| w32 duqu | Duqu is a remote access Trojan (RAT) that is designed to stea... |
| construction manager | a person who coordinates the entire construction process -- from initial planning and foundation work through the structure's completion |
| polar molecule | a molecule in which there exists a permanent electric dipole moment by virtue of the asymmetrical distribution of positively and negatively charged regions. |
| tdp | Technical Data Package |
| javascript object notation | JSON (JS Object Notation)... |
| hieroglyphic | written in a script (especially in ancient Egypt) whose characters are pictorial representations of objects. |
| shock sensor | An acceleration sensor, generally a piezoelectric type, that can measure high acceleration but cannot measure static g forces. |
| jamb | The straight side of a door, arch or window. |
| edge | Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution: An enhanced modulation technique designed to increase network capacity and data rates in GSM networks |
| ncga | National Computer Graphics Association |
| linear perspective | a mathematical system devised during the Renaissance to create the illusion of depth in a two-dimensional image, through the use of straight lines converging toward a vanishing point in the distance. |
| interpretation | The determination of the source and relevancy of an ultrasonic indication. |
| monastery | a religious establishment housing a community of people living in accordance with religious vows. |
| minbar | a pulpit from which a Muslim (Islamic) imam addresses a congregation in a ja¯mi' mosque. |
| soho | Small Office/Home Office: Businesses that are either run from home or a from a small office |
| brightness | Although the terms "brightness" and "luminance" are often used interchangeably, they are different |
| miller indices | a set of three integers that designate crystallographic planes, as determined from reciprocals of fractional axial intercepts. |
| nuclide | Any species of atom that exists for a measurable length of time |
| background noise | The total noise floor from all sources of interference in a measurement system, independent of the presence of a data signal. |
| fission | A release of energy caused by the splitting of an atom's nucleus |
| picture stone | in Viking art, an upright boulder with images incised on it. |
| cache server | A cache server is a dedicated network server or servi... |
| morose | gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood; characterized by or expressing gloom |
| tailings dam | a dam, usually made of earth and rock, used to contain mining waste |
| corbel | Block of stone projecting from a wall, usually to support a beam, or some other feature. |
| stigmata | marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ (from stigma, "a mark" or "scar"). |
| cinquefoil | in tracery, having five pendants in a circular ring; usually applied to windows and panels |
| acceptance testing | Formal testing conducted to enable a user, customer, or other authorized entity to determine whether to accept a product or product component. |
| resistivity | Reciprocal of conductivity. |
| gable | Wall covering end of roof ridge. |
| nurbs | Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline - method of representing curves and surfaces in CAD system using B-splines and algorithms to represent any complex curve or surface as a single equation by breaking them up into many pieces. |
| discharge | volume of water pumped at a specific head. |
| wafer fab | Semiconductor processing facility which turns wafers into integrated circuits |
| metal | An opaque, lustrous elemental chemical substance that is a good conductor of heat and electricity and, when polished, a good reflector of light |
| filet | a radius (curvature) imparted to inside meeting surfaces; a blended curve joining an internal corner to two lateral surfaces. |
| hypoeutectoid alloy | for an alloy system displaying a eutectoid, an alloy for which the concentration of solute is less than the eutectoid composition |
| penetrability | The property of a penetrant that causes it to find its way into very fine openings, such as cracks. |
| filtration inherent | The filtration exhibited by the walls and other materials of a radiation source through which the radiation must pass before it is utilized. |
| dendrite | A crystal that has a tree-like branching pattern, being most evident in cast metals slowly cooled through the solidification range. |
| parapet | a low wall projecting from the edge of a platform, terrace or roof |
| url | Universal Resource Locator - A series of letters or numbers that acts as an address for a world wide web (WWW) site. |
| apron | smooth (generally concrete) surface that is placed between culvert and channel to improve capacity and reduce erosion. |
| protome | a representation of the head and neck of an animal, often used as an architectural feature. |
| deep drawing | The forming of deeply recessed parts by means of plastic flow of the material. |
| demagnetization | The process of removing existing magnetism from a part. |
| stiff | ability to resist deformation; stiffness the measure of a structure's capacity to resist deformation. |
| and | Combining two signals so that the output is on if both signals are present |
| emc | Electromagnetic Compatibility: The ability of electronic equipment to be a "good electromagnetic neighbor": It neither causes, nor is susceptible to, electromagnetic interference (within the limits of applicable standards). |
| yield strength | The stress at which a metal begins to deform plastically, i.e |
| rtg | A Regional Transmission Group |
| cornice | Decorative projection along the top of a wall. |
| after-market | broad term that applies to any change after the original purchase, such as adding equipment not a part of the original purchase |
| encapsulation | The process of sealing radioactive materials to prevent contamination. |
| bridge measure | The distance across an angle from a given point upon each side of it; the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle. |
| intermodulation | A process whereby signals mix together in a circuit and nonlinearities in the circuit create undesired output frequencies that are not present at the input. |
| electromagnetic field | A field of force associated with a moving electric charge and consisting of electric and magnetic fields that are generated at right angles to each other. |
| daily flexibility | The extent to which the permitted difference between input and offtake can be increased for a network user for a maximum duration of one day, by contracting daily flexibility. |
| ut | Abbreviation for the ultrasonic method of nondestructive testing. |
| presentation | The method used to show ultrasonic information |
| mobile | a delicately balanced sculpture with movable parts that are set in motion by air currents or mechanical propulsion. |
| woodcut | a relief printmaking process in which an image is carved on the surface of a wooden block by cutting away those parts that are not to be printed. |
| attenuator | A device for causing or measuring attenuation |
| landscape | In printing from a computer, landscape refers to a mode in ... |
| paradigm | a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, an example serving as a model or pattern |
| ppm | Parts per Million (defects) |
| computer-aided manufacturing | Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is the use of the computer description of the part or assembly to drive planning, cutting, forming, assembly and inspection of the item via computerized applications. |
| composition | the arrangement of formal elements in a work of art. |
| s | The second (abbreviation,s or sec) is the Standard International (SI) unit ... |
| umbrage | offense, annoyance or displeasure; the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt or hostility |
| stained glass | windows composed of pieces of colored glass held in place by strips of lead. |
| point defect | a crystalline defect associated with one or, at most, several atomic sites. |
| zombie | A zombie (also known as a bot) is a computer that a remote attack... |
| refrigerant | A fluid such as freon that is used in cooling devices to absorb heat from surrounding air or liquids as it evaporates. |
| farenheit scale | the English temperature scale for which 32°C is the temperature at which water freezes and 212°C is the temperature at which water boils, at standard atmospheric pressure |
| cantilever | a long, low architectural support that enables a cantilevered element such as an eave or a cornice to project horizontally without vertical support at the far end. |
| requirements management | Requirements Management is the process of managing the initial development of requirements and the subsequent changes to requirements to assure that they address only what is needed or required of the product and that adequate consideration is given to tradeoffs in product cost, development cost, development schedule, and competitor actions |
| automatic test pattern generation | Automatic Test Pattern Generation is the process that utilizes lists of faults and a model of the circuit to analyze the logical and topical nature of the circuit in order to create test vectors for each fault and, thereby, produce a high-fault-coverage test pattern for a design. |
| array transducer | A transducer made up of several individually piezoelectric elements connected so that the signals they transmit or receive may be treated separately or combined as desired. |
| capability | Capability is a measure of the ability of a system to perform within its specification limits |
| microstructure | The structure of polished and etched metals as revealed by a microscope at a magnification greater than 25-50 times. |
| amr | Automatic Meter Reading: A system installed to read a utility meter remotely. |
| rescind | to annul, revoke or repeal, to invalidate by a later action or a higher authority |
| oa&m | OA&M (operations, administration, and management) is a general term u... |
| mac os | Mac OS is the computer operating system for Apple Computer's Maci... |
| elongation | A measure of the ductility of a metal assessed in a tensile test |
| bragg's law | a relationship that stipulates the condition for diffraction by a set of crystallographic planes. |
| dearth | an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack as during famine |
| citadel | a fortress or other fortified area placed in an elevated or commanding position. |
| tenuous | thin or slender in form like a thread; lacking a sound basis in reasoning; an unsubstantiated or weak stand, statement or argument |
| blocks | A block or series of blocks of material containing artificial or natural discontinuities or one or more reflecting areas at one or more distances from the test surface, which are used for reference in defining the size and distance of defective areas in materials. |
| milli | A prefix that divides a basic unit by one thousand. |
| nas | A network access server (NAS) is a computer server that enables an inde... |
| oersted | The ampere per meter (symbolized A/m) is the International Unit... |
| distance-amplitude response curve | A curve showing the relationship between signal amplitude and equal-sized reflecting surfaces at various distances from the transducer |
| graceful degradation | Graceful Degradation is the quality of a product, system or design such that when something goes wrong, it happens a little at a time and with plenty of opportunity to take action to correct the problem or at least protect against its worst consequences. |
| joule | A unit of work or energy equal to the amount of work done when the point of application of force of 1 newton is displaced 1 meter in the direction of the force |
| tufa | Cellular rock; porous limestone. |
| propriety | conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners |
| kazaa media desktop | Kazaa (its full name is Kazaa Media Des... |
| rhyton | an ancient drinking vessel usually shaped like an animal or part of an animal (typically, the head). |
| i2c | The I2C (Inter-IC) bus is a bi-directional two-wire serial bus that pro... |
| chip-on-board | Chip-on-Board is a component packaging technology in which bare integrated circuits are attached directly to the substrate and interconnected by means of microscopic wires. |
| reliability | Electric system reliability has two components-- adequacy and security |
| lox-safe penetrant | A penetrant material or system specifically designed to be compatible with or nonreactive in the presence of liquid oxygen. |
| resistance | The ability of all conductors of electricity to resist the flow of current, turning some of it into heat |
| blast furnace | A tall, 60-70m high, refractory lined furnace of circular cross-section (diameter at the base - 12m) from the bottom of which liquid cast pig iron it tapped periodically |
| tufa | a porous, volcanic rock that hardens on exposure to air, used as a building material. |
| psi | Acronym for pounds per square inch, a unit of measurement for stress, strength, and modulus of elasticity. |
| electronic design interchange format | An EIA/ANSI standard which defines the file format for communicating two-dimensional graphics and interconnection information that is used to describe the patterns for fabricating and manufacturing semiconductors and PCB/PWB's. |
| macromolecule | a huge molecule made up of thousands of atoms. |
| pastel | a crayon made of ground pigments and a gum binder, used as a drawing medium. |
| conduction band | the lowest-lying electron energy band that is not completely filled with electrons. |
| quark | A quark is one of two currently recognized groups of fundamental pa... |
| rms | Root mean square |
| finite element model | Finite Element Model - the model that is created to be analyzed with the finite-element method, typically done graphically with geometry. |
| polarization | polarization resulting from the alignment (by rotation) of permanent electric dipole moments with an applied electric field. |
| coefficient of thermal expansion | The linear expansion or contraction per unit length per degree temperatures between specified lower and upper temperatures. |
| calibration | the process of comparing an instrument's output signal with reality |
| s-http | S-HTTP (Secure HTTP) is an extension to the Hypertext Transfer Pr... |
| rep | Roentgen equivalent physical |
| intellectual property | Intellectual Property: Creations of the intellect such as trade knowledge, technical information, and literary or artistic work, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks. |
| damping material | A highly absorbent material used to cause rapid decay of vibration. |
| linearity | The characteristic of an instrument that is revealed by a linear change in reflected signal amplitude |
| computational fluid dynamics | Computational Fluid Dynamics is the numerical analysis of fluid and gas flow, heat transfer, and related phenomena |
| pcm | Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM) is the conversion of an analog signal (e.g |
| spillway | overflow channel that allows dam operators to release lake water when it gets high enough to threaten the safety of a dam. |
| break even after release | Break Even After Release - a metric that measures the time after release of a product for production or sale until the the product has achieved financial breakeven considering the investment in development and other non-recurring expenses. |
| parapet | A low wall intended to protect a sudden drop, for example on a church or house top. |
| façade | the front or "face" of a building. |
| mrb | Material Review Board - a group that meets periodically within a company to review non-conforming materials and products to determine their disposition and use. |
| concave | A surface curved like the interior of a circle or sphere. |
| hardness | the measure of some materials' resistance to deformation by surface indentation or by abrasion. |
| convex | A surface curved like the exterior of a circle or sphere. |
| software quality assurance | The process, procedures and controls to ensure that software produced can be verified to meet the requirements and specifications and, ultimately, the user's/customer's needs. |
| lcd tv | LCD TV is a television display technology based on a liquid cryst... |
| dressed stone | blocks of stone that have been cut and shaped to fit in a particular place for a particular purpose. |
| anemometer | A device that measures wind speed. |
| m/s | The meter per second (symbolized m/s or m/sec) is the Standard Internat... |
| beachmarks | Macroscopic lines on a fatigue fracture that show the location of the tip of the fatigue crack at some point in time |
| relaxation | Relief of stress by creep |
| fault tree analysis | Fault Tree Analysis is a top-down, hierarchical analysis of faults to identify the various fault mechanisms and their cause |
| directional drilling | drilling sideways under structures, roadways, streams etc to place pipes, utility lines without excavation and generally limited to less than 30cm diameter. |
| jamcracker | Jamcracker Services Delivery Network (JSDN) is a platform... |
| bath-tub curve | Bath-Tub Curve represents the failure rate of components over the life of the product |
| ldap | LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a software protocol f... |
| cable | structural element formed from steel wire bound in strands; the suspending element in a bridge; the supporting element in some dome roofs. |
| flexsound | Flexsound describes a set of digital audio signal processing blocks used in Maxim's products to provide or enhance audio functions such as compression, limiting, or equalization |
| handheld | A handheld computer is a computer that can conveniently be st... |
| cmi | Code matrix insertion |
| state | one of the successive printed stages of a print, distinguished from other stages by the greater or lesser amount of work carried out on the image. |
| salon | (a) a large reception room in an elegant private house; (b) an officially sponsored exhibition of works of art. |
| gaas | Gallium arsenide: A semiconductor material used for optoelectronic products such as LEDs, and for high-speed electronic devices. |
| tarball | Tarball is a jargon term for a tar archive - a group of files c... |
| robustness | The condition of a product or process where its operating parameters remain relatively stable with a minimum of variation even though factors which influence operation or usage , such as wear or environment, change. |
| free board | vertical distance from water surface to top of channel, dike etc. |
| flat plate | A device used to collect solar energy |
| safari | Safari is Apple's default Web browser. |
| advance quality planning | An assessment at the start of product development to identify problems with other similar products so that preventative steps or countermeasures can be taken with the new product |
| profibus | Vendor-independent open fieldbus standard used in manufacturing, building automation, and process control |
| pga | Pin Grid Array - a chip housing with a high density of pins that is used for large amounts of I/O. |
| clerestory | Part of the church wall above the triforium or arcade usually containing windows. |
| vax | VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) is an established line of mid-range ser... |
| outer continental shelf | The submerged lands extending from the out limit of the historic territorial sea (typically three miles) to some undefined outer limit, usually a depth of 600 feet |
| sige | Silicon Germanium process |
| arch bridge | curved structure that converts the downward force of its own weight, and of any weight pressing down on top of it, into an outward force along its sides and base. |
| p2p | Procure to pay (purchase to pay or P2P) is the process of obtaining and... |
| xen | Xen is an open source virtual machine monitor for x86-compatible comput... |
| modulation analysis | An instrumentation method, which separates desirable from undesirable frequency signals from the modulating envelope of the carrier frequency signal |
| figura serpentinata | a snakelike twisting of the body, typical of Mannerist art. |
| catv | Originally "Community Antenna Television," a term which now refers to any community television system distributed by cable. |
| fatigue | failure, at relatively low stress levels, of structures that are subjected to fluctuating and cyclic stresses. |
| antagonism | an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups; an opposing force or tendency |
| impact energy | a measure of the energy absorbed during the fracture of a specimen of standard dimensions and geometry when subjected to very rapid (impact) loading |
| isotropy | A condition in which significant medium properties (velocity, for example) are the same in all directions. |
| jam sync | In audio (sound) production, jam sync is a mode of device syn... |
| associativity | A link between two different functions in a CAD system that assures that a change made in one area is reflected in all other areas |
| stress-corrosion cracking | Failure by cracking under combined action or corrosion and a tensile stress, either external (applied) or internal (residual) |
| taking | Reducing the value of someone's property through government action without just compensation. |
| url | Uniform/universal resource locator — web address, eg http://www.maximintegrated.com |
| spot size | The diameter of the circle formed by the intersection of the field of view of an infrared thermometer with the surface being measured |
| fixing | the use of a chemical process to make an image (a photograph, for example) more permanent. |
| evm | Error Vector Magnitude: A measure of the difference between the (ideal) waveform and the measured waveform |
| design for testability | Design For Testability (or Design for Test, or DFT) refers to design techniques that make products easier to test |
| banking concept | An idea or model used to facilitate the explanation of radiation exposure permitted in a lifetime. |
| umls | Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is a comprehensive list of bio... |
| x | The X Window System (sometimes referred to as "X" or as "XWindows") is an o... |
| yield strength | The stress at which a material exhibits a specified deviation is usually 0.2% for most metals |
| metallurgy | The science and technology of metals. |
| metonym | an allusion to a subject through the representation of something related to it or a part of it. |
| xco | Crystal clock oscillator (XCO): An oscillator that relies on a crystal for its frequency reference |
| grain size | Size of the crystals in metal when compared with a standard |
| radioactivity | Ionizing radiation, also (imprecisely) called radio... |
| radiation damage | A general term for the alteration of properties of a material arising from radiation exposure to x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, heavy-particle radiation or fission fragments in nuclear fuel material. |
| commercial flexibility | The demand for flexibility, which applies to shippers and arises when individual shippers have to balance their individual portfolios. |
| natural gas | Hydrocarbon gas found in the earth, composed of methane, ethane, butane, propane and other gases. |
| electrical engineer | engineer concerned with electrical devices and systems and with the use of electrical energy |
| radiation protection guide | The total amounts of ionizing radiation dose over certain periods of time which may safely be permitted to exposed industrial groups |
| kelvin | An absolute, thermodynamic temperature scale using as its null point absolute zero and the triple point of water at 273.16 K (0.01 °C; 32.02 °F) |
| catalyst | a person or thing that precipitates an event or change |
| vector | A quantity having amplitude (magnitude) and direction |
| function cost analysis | Function Cost Analysis is an accounting allocation of cost and importance to product function |
| research and development | Research is the discovery of fundamental new knowledge |
| swing in production | The capacity of a producer to vary the volume of natural gas in the interests of a constant level of production. |
| thermal monitor | The integrated thermal control system used in Intel's processor devices. |
| microhardness | The hardness of microscopic areas or of the individual microconstituents in a metal, as measured by such means as Tukon |
| plastic | a solid material in the primary ingredient of which is an organic polymer of high molecular wight. |
| detector | A device that determines the presence of or measures the amount of energy, such as radiation. |
| uncertainty | An expression of the possible measurement error for a given instrument over a specified range |
| rarp | RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) is a protocol by which a p... |
| cylinder seal | a small cylinder of stone or other material engraved in intaglio on its outer surface and used (especially in Mesopotamia) to roll an impression on wet clay. |
| chiaroscuro | the subtle gradation of light and shadow used to create the effect of threedimensionality. |
| tilt-up | method of building construction whereby concrete walls are cast in horizontal forms on site and then tilted to the final vertical position. |
| system on a chip | A System on a Chip (SoC) integrates most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit (chip) |
| sar | In a packet-switched telecommunication network, segmentation and reasse... |
| transition temperature | An arbitrarily defined temperature lying within the temperature range in which the fracture of notched steel impact. |
| microfissure | A crack of microscopic proportions. |
| teambuilding | The process of influencing a group of diverse individuals, each with their own goals, needs, and perspectives, to work together effectively for the good of the project such that their team will accomplish more than the sum of their individual efforts could otherwise achieve. |
| b-tree | A B-tree is a method of placing and locating files (called record... |
| min los sens. | The minimum sensitivity attainable with a programmable loss-of-signal feature. |
| vdt | VDT (video display terminal, or sometimes visual display terminal) is a... |
| smart signal conditioner | Signal conditioner that is programmable or has a flexible architecture to allow it to accomplish sophisticated signal transformations and corrections. |
| quality | In an information technology product or service, quality is som... |
| seriation | a technique for determining a chronology by studying a particular type or style and analyzing the increase or decrease in its popularity. |
| fresco | a technique (also known as buon fresco ) of painting on the plaster surface of a wall or ceiling while it is still damp, so that the pigments become fused with the plaster as it dries. |
| key chain drive | A USB drive -- also known as a flash drive or k... |
| aqueduct | a bridge or channel for conveying water, usually over long distances |
| milliroentgen | One thousandth of roentgen. |
| ashlar | A wall of cut stone. |
| resolution | The smallest detectable increment of measurement on an instrument |
| racemi | Racemi is a data center software vendor that specializes in cloud... |
| ethernet | A family of network protocols based on asynchronous frames |
| casement | A glazed sash or frame which opens upon hinges. |
| skunk works | A collocated project environment to shorten communication paths and to keep functional contributors close to one another and to the prototype or production center |
| proportional limit | The maximum stress at which strain remains directly proportional to stress; the upper end of the straight-line portion of the stress-strain or load-elongation curve. |
| bga | Ball grid array: A packaging technology. |
| index of refraction | see Refractive Index |
| frame relay | A high-speed, packet-switched data communications service similar to X.25 |
| key | In cryptography, a key is a variable value that is applied using an alg... |
| s-http | S-HTTP (Secure HTTP) is an extension ... |
| density | Mass per unit of volume. |
| nodular cast iron | A nodular cast iron is an iron-carbon alloy with sufficient carbon and a low concentration of an electropositive element (Mg, rare earth) that graphite forms as nodules during solidification |
| contact bounce | When a mechanical switch or relay closes, the switch elements will often bounce, even if only briefly, before making final contact |
| lghl | Low gain, high linearity |
| base | (a) that on which something rests; (b) the lowest part of a wall or column considered as a separate architectural feature. |
| roof comb | an ornamental architectural crest on top of a Maya temple. |
| capacitor | an electrical component containing two electrical conductors (plates) separated by an insulator (dielectric). Energy is stored on the plates in the form of charged particles (electrons) that can move from one plate to the other and create a potential (voltage) between the two plates. |
| durability | The ability of a product and any of its components to perform the required functions in its intended service environment over its intended service life without unforeseen cost of maintenance and repair. |
| pediment | Low-pitched gable over porticos, doors, windows. |
| salmonella | A rod-shaped bacteria common to food, particularly chicken and chicken products like eggs |
| repetition rate | The number of pulses generated or transmitted per unit of time (usually seconds). |
| piping | water flowing along the outside of a culvert and can lead to erosion and failure. |
| safelight | A special lamp used in the darkroom to provide working visibility without affecting the photosensitive emulsion of the radiographic film. |
| thermtrip_l | Pin name of the thermal trip output pin of AMD processors |
| levity | lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness |
| lcd | LCD (liquid crystal display) is the technology used for displays in not... |
| glass | an inorganic product of fusion which has cooled to a rigid condition without crystallizing. |
| robust design | Design of the product in a manner to desensitize the product to variation including misuse and increase the probability that it will perform as intended. |
| keyboard | On most computers, a keyboard is the primary text input device. |
| javascript | JavaScript is an interpreted programming or script langua... |
| micro | A prefix that divides a basic unit by one million. |
| drain time | The period of time allowed for excess liquid to gradually flow off of a part after application of either the penetrant or emulsifier material. |
| sable | Sable is a set of markup codes and symbols that describes spoken te... |
| crystal structure | for crystalline materials, the manner in which atoms or ions are arrayed in space |
| permeability | Refers to a materials ability to attract and conduct magnetic lines of flux |
| whole house fan | A system capable of cooling a house by exhausting a large volume of warm air when the outside air is cool. |
| xp | see Extreme Programming |
| buttress | particularly the angled buttress at the corners on early 18th century barn at Coxwell.(Detail) ... |
| dml | Data Manipulation Language (or Data Management Language): A language that allows data to be manipulated in a database |
| corrective action | Corrective Action is an action taken to eliminate the causes of an existing nonconformity or other undesirable situation in order to prevent recurrence. |
| toe crack | a base-metal crack at the toe of the weld. |
| x-box | X-Box is a game console developed by Microsoft to provide players w... |
| diode | A two-terminal device that rectifies signals (passes current in only one direction) |
| dilettante | a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a superficial way; a dabbler |
| kloc | 1000 Lines of Code |
| multiple back reflections | Repetitive echoes from the far boundary of the test object. |
| w32.kriz virus | Discovered in the fall of 1999, the Kriz virus (k... |
| finite element analysis | A computer-based method that breaks geometry into elements and links a series of equations to each, which are then solved simultaneously to evaluate the behavior of the entire system |
| foucault currents method | In France the eddy current method is known as the "Foucault Currents" method. |
| gesso | a white coating made of chalk, plaster, and size that is spread over a surface to make it more receptive to paint. |
| garuda | GARUDA is India's national grid computing initiative, a Centre fo... |
| linear elastic fracture mechanics | method of fracture analysis that can determine the stress (or load) required to induce fracture instability in a structure containing a crack-like-flaw of known size and shape. |
| vam | SPIT (spam over Internet telephony), sometimes known as vam (voice or V... |
| ionization chamber | An instrument that detects and measures ionizing radiation by observing the electrical current created when radiation ionizes gas in the chamber, making it a conductor of electricity. |
| pulse repetition frequency | See repetition rate. |
| built-in-self-test | Built-in-Self-Test - a feature of automatic testing where many test pattern programs are built directly into the circuit generally for go/no-go testing of the assembly or circuit using signature analysis. |
| conceptual art | art in which the idea is more important than the form or style. |
| spot examination | Local examination of welds or castings. |
| dispersion | The variation of phase velocity with frequency |
| arabesque | literally meaning "in the Arabian fashion," an intricate pattern of interlaced or knotted lines consisting of stylized floral, foliage, and other motifs. |
| perceptual map | A Perceptual Map is a visual method for comparing customer perceptions of different products considering two different characteristics of those products |
| w | Weight (symbolized w) is a quantity representing the force exerted on a par... |
| as9100 | AS9100 is an international quality management standard for the aerospace industry published by the Society of Automotive Engineers; also published by other organizations worldwide, as EN9100 in Europe and JIS Q 9100 in Japan |
| fixture | Tooling designed to locate and hold components in position. |
| source | The origin of radiation; an x-ray tube or a radioisotope. |
| optimum frequency | The frequency that provides the highest signal-to-noise ratio compatible with the detection of a specific discontinuity |
| packet filter | On the Internet, packet filtering is the process of... |
| contingency | A Contingency is the planned allotment of time, cost, budget or design margin for unforeseeable elements or risks with a development project. |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular space surrounded by rising tiers of seats, as used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for plays and other spectacles. |
| electron theory | This theory describes the movement of free electrons from the negative pole through an external circuit to the positive pole |
| rebus | the representation of words and syllables by pictures or symbols, the names of which sound the same as the intended words or syllables. |
| discernible image | Image capable of being recognized by sight without the aid of magnification. |
| reflection | deflection of a light beam at the interface between two media. |
| gprs | General Packet Radio Service: A radio technology for GSM networks that adds packet-switching protocols and shorter set-up time for ISP connections; it offers the possibility to charge by amount of data sent rather than connect time. |
| wallpaper | On a computer that is provided with a desktop kind of user ... |
| vb | Visual Basic is a programming environment from Microsoft in which a progr... |
| tag | A tag is a generic term for a language element descriptor. |
| space diversity | In radio systems, Space Diversity transmits a signal on multiple propagation paths. |
| cardbus | 32-bit version of the PC card (formerly PCMCIA) standard |
| ideality factor | A constant adjustment factor used to correct for discrepancies between an ideal PN junction equation and a measured device. |
| meander pattern | a fret or key pattern originating in the Greek Geometric period. |
| sky radiation | synonymous with diffuse sky radiation, the radiation component that strikes a point from the sky, excluding circumsolar radiation |
| lunette | (a) a semicircular area formed by the intersection of a wall and a vault; (b) a painting, relief sculpture, or window of the same shape. |
| shot peening | A carefully controlled process of blasting a large number of hardened spherical or nearly spherical particles (shot) against the softer surface of a part |
| kpov | Key Process Output Variable (Six Sigma term) |
| nasscom | The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NA... |
| dpl | Data pointer low |
| creep strength | (1) The constant nominal stress that will cause a specified quantity of creep in a given time at constant temperature; (2) the constant nominal stress that will cause a specified creep rate at constant temperature. |
| architect | a person who designs all kinds of structures; must also have the ability to conceptualize and communicate ideas effectively -- both in words and on paper -- to clients, engineers, government officials, and construction crews |
| am | Amplitude Modulation: A modulation method in which the carrier amplitude changes with the input signal amplitude. |
| turpitude | vile, shameful or base character or act |
| max/min | A common thermometer feature allowing you to quickly display the maximum and/or minimum values measured during a specified period of time. |
| slope | measurement of the change in elevation with distance. |
| satyr | an ancient woodland deity with the legs, tail, and horns of a goat (or horse), and the head and torso of a man. |
| fsotc | Full-span output temperature coefficient |
| p2v | Physical to virtual (P2V) is a term that refers to the migration of an ... |
| vbscript | VBScript is an interpreted script language from Microsoft tha... |
| grains | Those individual crystals that make up the crystalline structure of metal. |
| amplifier | An electrical circuit that produces an output that is a replica of the input |
| brittle fracture | fracture that occur by rapid crack propagation and without appreciable macroscopic deformation. |
| ce control | Chip enable control |
| decomposition | Decomposition is the process of dividing the system into its smallest, coherent, self-contained elements |
| grain size control | A term used to describe methods for controlling the grain size of steel during its manufacture. |
| soak time | The period time wherein the emulsifier remains in contact with the liquid penetrant/emulsifier is quenched with water, or completely removed by water rinsing |
| phase velocity | The velocity of a single frequency continuous wave. |
| electrical engineer | an engineer concerned with electrical devices and systems and with the use of electrical energy |
| windward | Toward the direction from which the wind blows. |
| universal service | Electric service sufficient for basic needs (an evolving bundle of basic services) available to virtually all members of the population regardless of income. |
| bifunctional monomer | a monomer unit that has two active bonding positions. |
| caas | Communications as a Service (CaaS) is an outsourced enterprise commun... |
| http | Hyper Text Transport/transfer Protocol |
| amplifier | A device to increase or amplify electric impulses. |
| decay radioactive | The spontaneous change of an atomic nucleus and the emission of a particle or a photon. |
| sanction | authoritative permission that serves to support an action or condition |
| fenestration | the arrangement of windows and doors in a bulding |
| occupancy sensor | A control device that senses the presence of a person in a given space, commonly used to control lighting systems in buildings. |
| odin | ODIN (Open Device Identification Number) is a unique identifier deriv... |
| mean life | The average time during which an atom or other system exists in a particular form. |
| vault | A product data management (PDM) system data storage areas or databases |
| saas | Security-as-a-service (SaaS) is an outsourcing model for security man... |
| columnar zone | The columnar zone is the region of large elongated grains that often occurs in metal castings because the crystals grow from the surface toward the center at small supercoolings |
| work breakdown structure | Work Breakdown Structure is a hierarchical tree structure decomposing a project into activities and sub-activities to help define and control the project and its elements of work. |
| dogtooth | Diagonal indented pyramid. |
| cable modem | A cable modem is a device that enables you to hook up y... |
| random-access memory | That part of a microprocessor or computer into which information can be written and from which information can be read |
| vdsl | Very High Data-Rate Digital Subscriber Line: A method for delivering high-speed digital services on the standard twisted pair used for voice phone lines |
| latency | In a network, latency, a synonym for delay, is an expression of... |
| print matrix | an image-bearing surface to which ink is applied before a print is taken from it. |
| e2 | A line that carries four multiplexed E1 signals with a data rate of 8.448Mbps. |
| hspa | High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is a collection of radio interface standards for wireless and cellular handsets or datacards that increase the datarate and improve the traffic handling of existing UMTS standards. |
| tdd | A Telecommunications Display Device (TDD), also known as a text telepho... |
| cdd | Clock Distribution Device or Clock Distribution Driver |
| temperature comparator | An integrated circuit with a digital output that indicates whether a measured temperature is above or below a predetermined threshold. |
| ice | Ice, jello, and liquid are related terms describing three approaches to... |
| latitude | The range of thickness of material that can be recorded on the radiograph within the useful reading range of film density |
| kerberos | Kerberos is a secure method for authenticating a request for ... |
| acanthus | a Mediterranean plant with prickly leaves, supposedly the source of foliage-like ornamentation on Corinthian columns. |
| dbs | Direct Broadcast Satellite: A system which broadcasts directly from satellite to the subscriber (end user) |
| depth compensation | See distance amplitude correction. |
| resolution | The ability to clearly distinguish signals obtained from two reflective surfaces with a minimum difference in depth |
| xaml | XAML, Extensible Application Markup Language, is Microsoft's XML-base... |
| use case | A use case defines a goal-oriented set of interactions between external users and the system or product under development |
| thermostat | Circuit that indicates whether a measured temperature is above or below a particular temperature threshold or trip point |
| steeple | and hints of "flying buttresses" on the wall sides.5 |
| flakes | Short discontinuous internal fissures in ferrous metals attributed to stresses produced by localized transformation and decreased solubility of hydrogen during cooling after hot working |
| limpid | clear and transparent, such as water, crystal, or air; completely calm, without distress or worry |
| corrosion embrittlement | The severe loss of ductility of a metal, resulting from corrosive attack, usually intergranular and often not visually apparent. |
| angle of refraction | The angle between the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic or acoustic wave (or ray) refracted by an optically homogeneous body and the local normal to that body. |
| nic | Network interface card |
| firewire | Apple Computer trademarked name for the IEEE 1394 serial interface standard: A high-speed interface between computers and peripherals such as external disk drives, cameras, and camcorders |
| martyrium | a church or other structure built over the tomb or relics of a martyr. |
| fan-in | Fan-in is a term that defines the maximum number of digital input... |
| ads | Analog design system |
| anachronism | something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially one that belongs to an earlier time |
| h.264 | H.264, also known as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), is a video... |
| conventional theory | A theory of current movement developed in the eighteenth century that assumed a current flows from the positive pole through the external circuit to the negative pole |
| ambient | The surrounding atmosphere; encompassing on all sides; the environment surrounding a body but undisturbed or unaffected by it. |
| oauth | OAuth (Open Authorization) is an open protocol for token-based auth... |
| cut and cover | method of tunnel construction that involves digging a trench, building a tunnel, and then covering it with fill. |
| primary reference response level | The ultrasonic response from the basic calibration reflector at the specified sound path distance, electronically adjusted to a specified percentage of full screen height. |
| scale | The thick oxide skin that forms on a steel when it is exposed to an oxidising environment for any length of time at high temperature. |
| data logger | An electronic device that records temperature data at a specific location at regular intervals over time with either a built-in sensor or through external sensors or probes |
| transmittance | The time rate of heat flow per unit area under steady conditions from the air (or other fluid) on the warm side of a barrier to the air (or fluid) on the cool side, per unit temperature difference between the two sides. |
| line focus principle | The process of making the angle between the anode face and the central ray such that the effective focal spot is small in relation to the actual spot size. |
| level of detail | Level of Detail - the ability to vary the amount of details displayed in a graphics image to improve performance |
| electrolyte | A chemical compound (frequently a liquid) in a battery that can conduct an electric current |
| half-column | see engaged column. |
| graphite | Graphite is a form of carbon in which each atom is 3-coordinated forming hexagonal networks within planes of atoms; the planes are bound together by secondary bonds |
| ccd | Charge Coupled Device: One of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras |
| crystalline | the state of a solid material characterized by a periodic and repeating three-dimensional arrays of atoms, ions, or molecules. |
| lattice parameter | the combination of unit cell edge lengths and interaxial angles that defines the unit cell geometry. |
| dormer | a window in a sloping roof |
| glitch | General term used to describe an undesirable, momentary pulse or unexpected input or output. |
| smart phone | A phone with a microprocessor, memory, screen, and built-in modem |
| wind turbine | A machine that captures the force of the wind |
| foliated | Carved with leaves. |
| blink control | Controls the display segment blink rate. |
| prbs | Pseudorandom binary (bit) sequence |
| hardware software co-design | The process and software tools that perform or support hardware/software partitioning, performance evaluation, and design entry for system-level designs that are comprised of both hardware and software elements, as in embedded systems |
| machtkunst | art used in the service of a military or other authority; literally, "power art" in German. |
| band gap energy | for semiconductors and insulators, the energies that lie between the valence and conduction bands. |
| hdlc | High Level Data Link Control: An ITU-TSS link layer protocol standard for point-to-point and multi-point communications. |
| collimating nozzle | A transducer assembly attachment designed to reduce the ultrasonic beam spread. |
| hypereutectic composition | A hypereutectic composition is any composition to the right of a eutectic point on a binary phase diagram with a eutectic point |
| strain | A measure of relative change in the size or shape of a body |
| backwater | place a culvert or use a weir such that there will always be some depth of water within the culvert |
| quantum dot | A quantum dot is a particle of matter so small that the... |
| travertine | a hard limestone used as a building material by the Etruscans and Romans. |
| ofb | In cryptography, output feedback (OFB) is a mode of operation for a blo... |
| batching | The grouping together of parts to achieve an economic use of the process. |
| computer-aided engineering | Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) is the use of computers in design, analysis, and manufacturing of a product, process, or project |
| cm | Centimeter: 1/100 of a meter, 0.39 inches. |
| impasto | the thick application of paint, usually oil or acrylic, to a canvas or panel. |
| i/p | abbreviation - iron pin (normally used to mark corners of property lots.) |
| tcl | Tool Command Language (Tcl) is an interpreted script language developed... |
| sarsen | a large sandstone block used in prehistoric monuments. |
| hurdle rate | The minimum return on investment or internal rate of return percentage a new product must meet or exceed for it to be approved for investment with development. |
| rtd | A Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) is a device with a significant temperature coefficient (that is, its resistance varies with temperature) |
| qualified security assessor | A Qualified Security As... |
| wrap around | the display of misleading ultrasonic reflections from a previously transmitted pulse due to the use of excessive pulse repetition frequency |
| apqp | See Advance Product Quality Planning |
| spillway | an overflow channel that allows dam operators to release lake water when it gets high enough to threaten the safety of a dam |
| refinery | A facility that separates crude oil into varied oil products |
| buttress | Wall projection for extra support; flying - narrow, arched bridge against the structure; pilaster - gradually recedes into the structure as it ascends. |
| arabesque | a sinuous, spiraling, undulating, or serpentine line or linear motif, often used in the Fine Arts |
| plane wave | wave in which points of same phase lie on parallel plane surfaces. |
| lap | A surface defect, appearing as a seam, caused by folding over hot metal, fins or sharp corners and then rolling or forging them into the surface, but not welding them. |
| formal analysis | analysis of a work of art to determine how its integral parts, or formal elements, are combined to produce the overall style and effect. |
| caduceus | the symbol of a herald or physician, consisting of a staff with two snakes twined around it and two wings at the top. |
| spurious echo | A general term used for any indication that cannot be associated with a discontinuity or boundary at the location displayed. |
| roentgen | A unit of exposure dose of ionizing radiation |
| phase diagram | a graphical representation of the relationships between environmental constraints, composition, and regions of phase stability, ordinarily under conditions of equilibrium. |
| calibration bath | A uniform temperature enclosure using carefully stirred fluid to provide excellent thermal contact and uniformity for temperature calibration. |
| magus | in the New Testament, one of the three wise men who traveled from the East to pay homage to the infant Christ. |
| coupling | (1) The physical connect of an ultrasonic transducer to the test component |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place, journeying |
| critical | flow condition at which point the water velocity equals the wave speed. |
| solids modeling | A geometric modeling method that completely and unambiguously describes both the exterior and interior of a part or assembly in three dimensions (geometry, topology and mass properties). |
| sourcing | The determination of sources from which goods and/or services may be obtained to meet the needs of a new product during development and production. |
| connoisseur | a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste |
| diffusion | mass transport by atomic motion. |
| unrestricted area | Any area, entry into which is not controlled. |
| soft x-rays | The quality or penetrating power of x-radiation; their penetrating power is relatively slight. |
| m | Mass (symbolized m) is a dimensionless quantity representing the amount of ... |
| cost of quality | All costs expended for appraisal costs, prevention costs, and both internal and external failure costs of activities and cost objects. |
| noise | Any undesired signal that obscures the signal of interest |
| gps | Global Positioning System: A satellite- based navigation system in which two or more signals, received from satellites, are used to determine the receiver's position on the globe. |
| tar sands | Sedimentary rocks containing heavy oil that cannot be extracted by conventional petroleum recovery methods. |
| t9 | Text on nine keys (T9) is a system that lets fixed and mobile phone users... |
| lamp | LAMP is an open source Web development platform that uses Linux as th... |
| sculptured wall motif | the conception of a building as a massive block of stone with openings and spaces carved out of it. |
| oriel | Projecting window in wall; originally a form of porch, usually of wood; side-turret. |
| tl 9000 | TL 9000 is a quality management standard for the telecommunications industry built on ISO 9000 |
| dam | Database activity monitoring (DAM) systems monitor and record activity ... |
| garp vlan | GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol or Generic VLAN Regis... |
| xmodem | Xmodem is an error-correcting protocol for modem that was created... |
| crystallite | a region within a crystalline polymer in which all the molecular chains are ordered and aligned. |
| papyrus | (a) a plant found in ancient Egypt and neighboring countries; (b) a paperlike writing material made from the pith of the plant. |
| pulse | A transient electrical or ultrasonic signal. |
| compensator | An electrical matching network to compensate for electrical impedance differences. |
| varicode | Varicode is a method of binary character encoding in which th... |
| indication | In nondestructive testing, the response from or the evidence of a discontinuity in material condition or structure. |
| skin effect | A phenomenon where induced eddy currents are restricted to the surface of a test sample |
| thermal cycles | Repetitive changes in temperature, that is, from a low temperature to a high temperature, and back again. |
| anemometer | A device to measure the wind speed. |
| villa | (a) in antiquity and the Renaissance, a large country house; (b) in modern times, a detached house in the country or suburbs. |
| vb.net | Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET or VB .NET) is a version of Microsoft's... |
| spire | architectural or decorative feature of a skyscraper; the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes spires but not antennae when calculating the official height of a skyscraper. |
| kerosene | Certain colorless, low-sulfur oil products that burn without producing much smoke. |
| lan | A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devic... |
| crystal | A three-dimensional array or atoms having a certain regularity in its arrangement |
| wais | WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers) is an Internet system in which s... |
| galvanic corrosion | Corrosion associated with the current of a galvanic cell consisting of two dissimilar conductors in an electrolyte or two similar conductors in dissimilar electrolytes |
| infiltration | The uncontrolled inward leakage of air through cracks and gaps in the building envelope, especially around windows, doors and duct systems. |
| hatching | close parallel lines used in drawings and prints to create the effect of shadow on three-dimensional forms |
| cohesive strength | The force that holds together the atoms in metal crystals |
| novitiate | the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation; the state or period of being a beginner in anything |
| oc-3 | The Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) includes a set of signal rate... |
| umts | UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service) is a third-generat... |
| frieze | a horizontal band which runs above doorways and windows or below the cornice |
| lares and penates | (a) in ancient Rome, the tutelary gods of the household; (b) figuratively, one's most valued household possessions. |
| brainstorming | A creativity technique in which a group of people think of ideas related to a particular topic, listing as many possible ideas as possible before any critical evaluation of the ideas is performed. |
| grain | The more common term for crystal, a three-dimensional array of atoms having a certain regularity in its internal arrangement |
| interface | The functional and physical characteristics required to exist at a common boundary between components (hardware or software), assemblies or subsystems. |
| refraction | bending of a light beam upon passing from one medium into another. |
| electrochemical | Pertaining to combined electrical and chemical action |
| emissivity | The energy emission rate usually expressed as r/c/hr @ 1ft or mr/mc/hr @ 1 ft. |
| gaap | GAAP (pronounced "gap") stands for "generally accepted accounting pri... |
| rts | Request to send: A data communications signal (e.g |
| prepreg | continuous fiber reinforcement pre-impregnated with a polymer resin which is then partially cured. |
| portraiture | the art of making portraits. |
| blackbody | the theoretical "perfect" absorber of light at all wavelengths |
| behavioral modeling | Behavioral Modeling defines a product in terms of required behaviors rather than relationships between geometry elements for mechanical products or relationships between components, gates and registers for electronic products |
| insonification | Irradiation with sound. |
| health physics | A term is common use for that branch of radiological science dealing with the protection of personnel from harmful effects of ionizing radiation. |
| cold rolled | The term cold rolled is used to describe materials which have been rolled at a temperature below the recrystallisation temperature |
| usability testing | Usability Testing focuses on understanding the user's experience with a product or process and gathering user feedback to improve product design |
| casting | The bending of a board widthways; warping. |
| w3c log | A W3C log is an access log for Web servers in which text files ... |
| darpanet | DARPANET (or DARPANet) is a term sometimes used for the ARPAN... |
| retrofit | broad term that applies to any change after the original purchase, such as adding equipment not a part of the original purchase |
| fanlight | an arched window above a door |
| customer need | A fundamental need to be satisfied independent of a particular technology or product solution (e.g., access the internet.) |
| capital | The head of a column. |
| richter scale | used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake; introduced in 1935 by the seismologists, Beno Gutenberg and Charles Francis Richter. |
| delay line | A material (liquid or solid) placed in front of a transducer to cause a time delay between the initial pulse and the front surface reflection. |
| residual method | Bath is applied after current has been shut off; that is, the indicating particles are on the part when residual (remaining) magnetic field is present. |
| achromatic | free of color. |
| obliquity | In systems engineering, obliquity is a theory that proposes... |
| film speed | Relative exposure required to attain a specified density. |
| undercut | In welding, a groove melted into the base metal adjacent to the toe, or edge, of a weld and left unfilled. |
| kernel | The kernel is the essential center of a computer operating system... |
| ambient | Surrounding or background level |
| lcp | In the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), the Link ControlProtocol (LCP) es... |
| h | The henry (symbolized H) is the Standard International (SI) unit of inducta... |
| gunpowder | any of several low-explosive mixtures used as a blasting agent in mining and tunneling; the first such explosive was black powder, which consists of a mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal |
| pfm | Pulse-Frequency Modulation: A pulse modulation technique in which the frequency is varied with the input signal amplitude |
| stress | Force per unit area, often thought of as a force acting through a small area within a plane |
| faq | The FAQ (pronounced FAK) or list of "frequently-asked questions" (and a... |
| nasdaq | The NASDAQ is the largest electronic securities exchange in the U... |
| weatherstripping | Specially designed strips, seals and gaskets installed around doors and windows to limit air leakage. |
| chamfer | Surface made by smoothing off the angle between two stone faces. |
| g.711 | G.711 is the default pulse code modulation (PCM) standard for Inter... |
| atp | Acceptance Test Procedure |
| metal | the electroposite elements and alloys based on these elements. |
| fdl | Fault Detection and Localization (proposed IEEE standard) |
| original design manufacturer | Original Design Manufacturer - An external manufacturer who assumes responsibility for the design, development and manufacture of a company's products |
| generation dispatch and control | Aggregating and dispatching (sending off to some location) generation from various generating facilities, providing backups and reliability services |
| provenience | origin, derivation; the act of coming from a particular source. |
| vanitas | a category of painting, often a still life, the theme of which is the transitory nature of earthly things and the inevitability of death. |
| block diagram | Block Diagram is a diagram that shows the operation, interrelationships and interdependencies of components in a system |
| pin | expansion test - A test for determining the ability of tubes to be expanded or for revealing the presence of cracks or other longitudinal weaknesses, made by forcing a tapered pin into the open end of a tube. |
| neutron | An uncharged particle found in the nucleus of every atom except that of hydrogen. |
| battery backup | A feature of microprocessor supervisory circuits and some power supplies to switch between a main power source and a battery. |
| dac | Digital-to-analog conversion is a process in which signals having a few... |
| tell | an archaeological term for a mound composed of the remains of successive settlements in the Near East. |
| mems | Acronym for "Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems," or microelectromechanical systems: Systems that combine mechanical and electrical components and are fabricated using semiconductor fabrication techniques |
| additive fabrication | Fabrication processes which add material using a variety of processes to create a final part or item geometry with a minimum of secondary processes required |
| iso | International Standards Organization |
| quadrant vaulting | vaulting whose arc is one-quarter of a circle, or 90 degrees. |
| blades | The aerodynamic surface that catches the wind. |
| efficacy | capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness |
| aarp | AARP (AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol) is a way to map between ... |
| a.i. | The Airborne Internet is a proposed network intended for use in aviat... |
| parabololic collector trough | a system that tracks the path of the sun by pivoting on one axis (typically East-West or North-South), using shiny parabolic troughs to heat the collector fluid that passes through a tube at the focus |
| diffusion | (1) the movement or atoms or molecules to new sites within a material |
| taas | Testing as a Service (TaaS) is an outsourcing model in which testing ... |
| thd+n | Total Harmonic Distortion Plus Noise (THD+N) is the sum of the two most important distortion components |
| thermal break | An element of low heat conductivity placed in such a way as to reduce or prevent the flow of heat |
| gadolinium 153 | A radioisotope of the element gadolinium. |
| mode | The manner in which an acoustic wave is propagated, as characterized by the particle motion in the wave (shear, Lamb, surface or longitudinal). |
| product structure | Product Structure refers to the hierarchical bill of material structure which defines a product, its assemblies, component parts, materials, and other resources needed to produce the product and the way they fit together to form a product. |
| java archive | A JAR (Java ARchive) file is a file that contains the... |
| free energy | a thermodynamic quantity that is a function of both the internal energy and entropy of a system. |
| tholos | (a) a circular tomb of beehive shape approached by a long, horizontal passage; (b) in Classical times, a round building modeled on ancient tombs. |
| balance | an aesthetically pleasing equilibrium in the combination or arrangement of elements. |
| pigment | a powdered substance that is used to give color to paints, inks, and dyes. |
| source-film distance | The distance between the focal spot of an x-ray tube or radiation source and the film; generally expressed in inches. |
| daisy chain | A method of propagating signals along a bus in which the devices are connected in series and the signal passed from one device to the next |
| matrix | The principal phase of a metal in which another constituent is embedded |
| spindle whorl | A round weight, used to make the spindle revolve more readily and smoothly in spinning with a hand distaflf. |
| natural monopoly | A situation where one firm can produce a given level of output at a lower total cost than can any combination of multiple firms |
| packet switching | Packet-switched describes the type of network... |
| integrated heat spreader | An Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) is the surface used to make contact between a heatsink or other thermal solution and a CPU or GPU processor. |
| control echo | An ultrasonic reference signal from a constant reflector, such as the back reflection from a smooth, regular surface |
| postponement | Postponement, also known as "delayed differentiation," is a supply chain strategy that delays product differentiation at a point closer to the customer |
| cross vault | see groin vault. |
| time compression technologies | Time Compression Technologies - technologies to support the product development process, that when effectively integrated into the process, offers opportunity for significant reductions in cycle time |
| warm server | In the backup and recovery of a computer server, a cold... |
| obligation to serve | The obligation of a utility to provide electric service to any customer who seeks that service, and is willing to pay the rates set for that service |
| secure hash standard | This standard specifies a Secure Hash Algorithm, SHA-1, for computing a condensed representation of a message or a data file. |
| pan | pan: In a video, context, panning is the sweeping movem... |
| hash | See background noise. |
| accuracy | "The closeness of the agreement between the result of a measurement and the value of the quantity being measured and or ""true value."" Usually expressed as ± a certain number of degrees or ± a certain percentage of the full reading." |
| analytical hierarchy process | A decision making tool for complex, multi-criteria problems where both qualitative and quantitative aspects of a problem need to be incorporated |
| secondary field | The magnetic field produced by induced eddy currents. |
| pig | A container usually made of lead or U 238 used to shield radioactive sources when not in use. |
| casting | a process in which liquefied material, usually metal, is formed by being poured into a mold; the mold is removed when the material has solidified, leaving a cast object in the shape of the mold. |
| tablespace | In a database management system (DBMS), a tablespace is a... |
| saltire | Diagonal, equal-limbed cross. |
| injection | (Petroleum) -- Forcing gas or water into an oil well to increase pressure and cause more oil to come to the surface |
| load-bearing construction | a system of construction in which solid forms are superimposed on one another to form a tapering structure. |
| enceinte | The enclosure or fortified area of a castle. |
| abs | The absiemens (symbolized abS) is the unit of conductance in the cgs (c... |
| electrode | An electrical conductor, usually of metal or graphite, that leads current into or out of a solution (electrolyte). |
| medium | (a) the material with which an artist works (e.g., watercolor on paper); (b) the liquid substance in which pigment is suspended, such as oil or water. |
| crt | Cathode ray tube |
| adjustment bid | A bid that is used by the ISO to adjust supply or demand when congestion is anticipated. |
| faïence | earthenware or pottery decorated with brightly colored glazes (originally from Faenza, a city in northern Italy). |
| crystalline fracture | When this type of fracture occurs in a steel it will have a shiny appearance as the fracture path in each grain has followed a cleavage plane so producing in each grain a flat reflective surface. |
| wedge | A device used to direct ultrasonic energy into a test object at an acute angle |
| time delay | See sweep delay. |
| rib | an arched diagonal element in a vault system that defines and supports a ribbed vault. |
| subsurface discontinuity | Any discontinuity which does not open onto the surface of the part in which it exists |
| fabric | In information technology, fabric is a synonym for the words fram... |
| g.703 | G.703 is a CCITT standard for transmitting voice over digital carri... |
| cavitation | The boiling of a liquid caused by a decrease in pressure rather than an increase in temperature. |
| cryptanalysis | The art and science of breaking encryption or any form of cryptography. |
| acerbic | sour or astringent in taste; harsh or severe, as of temper or expression |
| compressed-air chamber | the space at the bottom of a caisson into which air is introduced under pressure to exclude water so that excavation can take place |
| eclectic | selecting from various sources or made up of what is selected from different sources |
| language integrated query | LINQ (Language Integrated Q... |
| deference | respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion or will of another |
| hidden failure | A failure which, on its own, does not become evident to the operator or user under normal circumstances. |
| lvpecl | Low Voltage Positive Emitter Coupled Logic |
| zsh | Zsh is a shell (command interpreter) of the Bourne shell family, which ... |
| vcd | VCD (also called video CD, video compact disc or "disc") is a compact d... |
| homogeneous nucleation | Homogeneous nucleation is the formation of the first particle of a new phase in the interior of the parent phase, without assistance from surfaces, grain boundaries or other heterogeneities |
| force | any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure |
| phase | a homogeneous region of matter. |
| ymodem | Ymodem is an error-correcting protocol for a modem that uses larg... |
| composite | a material brought about by combining materials differing in composition or form on a macroscale for the purpose of obtaining specific characteristics and properties |
| taleo | Taleo is a cloud-based talent management software vendor that was a... |
| tap | Test Access Port |
| foil | Metal in sheet form less than 0.006 inch in thickness. |
| supplier qualification | A supplier is "qualified" when a customer when it has been determined that the supplier is capable of providing a part. |
| gas | A gas is a sample of matter that conforms to the shape of a container i... |
| benchmarking | An improvement process in which a company measures the performance of its products or processes against that of best-in-class products or companies, determines how the product or company achieved their performance level, and uses the information to improve its own performance. |
| chp | CHP stands for combined heat and power |
| fracture | A break, or separation, of a part into two or more pieces. |
| multi-plate | large culvert made up of segments bolted together on site. |
| psalter | a copy of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, often illuminated. |
| jedec | JEDEC is an industry group that develops open standards for microel... |
| laser | an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. |
| annual maximum demand | The greatest of all demands of the electrical load which occurred during a prescribed interval in a calendar year. |
| cusp | Curves meeting in a point. |
| burin | a metal tool with a sharp point to incise designs on pottery and etching plates, for example. |
| electricity | The flow of electrons through conductive materials and devices. |
| amps | Advanced Mobile Phone System: An analog only, 1G standard that operates in the 800MHz to 900MHz frequency band |
| sill | Lower horizontal face of an opening. |
| dis | Draft International Standards (International Standards Organization) |
| pulse echo method | An ultrasonic test method in which discontinuities are detected by return echoes from the transmitted pulses. |
| risk management | A management process consisting of identification, assessment, mitigation, and management of all project, technical and market risks using formal tools and methods. |
| signal-to-noise ratio | Signal-to-Noise Ratio, the ratio of the amplitude of the desired signal to the amplitude of noise signals at a given point in time |
| pelta | A curvilinear shape, derived from that of a Roman shield. |
| induced radioactivity | Radioactivity that is created by bombarding a substance with neutrons in a reactor or with charged particles produced by particle accelerators. |
| statement of work | Statement of Work is a narrative description of products and services to be supplied under contract or as part of a project. |
| magnetic flux density | Describes the concentration of magnetic lines of force in a material. |
| push-pull | An output structure which uses one active device to source current and a second device to sink current |
| loc | Lines of Code (software) |
| ipc | Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits |
| concept model | A physical model or representation intended primarily for design review, product conceptualization and customer feedback |
| necking | Ornament at the top of a column, bottom of the capital. |
| sneak analysis | Analysis of of modes of operation unanticipated during design that result in unexpected system behavior and potential failure. |
| transition costs | See Embedded Costs Exceeding Market Prices. |
| bodhisattva | one of many enlightened Buddhist deities who delay their own nirvana in order to help mortals attain enlightenment. |
| repoussé | in metalwork, decorated with patterns in relief made by hammering on the reverse side. |
| cpk | Cpk is a capability index for a non-centered mean that tells how well a system can meet two-sided specification limits |
| traverse | survey circuit. |
| shard | a fragment such as broken earthenware, glass or shell |
| check-in | The process of placing or returning a new or modified product information under control within a PDM/PIM system |
| condensation polymerization | the formation of polymers by an intermolecular reaction involving at least two monomer species, usually with the production of a low molecular weight by-product such as water. |
| availability | The product metric that defines the percentage of time that a product is available and operational for customer use |
| recrystallization | the formation of a new set of strain-free grains within a previously cold-worked material; normally an annealing heat treatment is necessary. |
| apd | Avalanche Photo Diode: A photodiode designed to take advantage of avalanche multiplication of photocurrent to provide gain |
| zone | In general, a zone is an area of administration. |
| spandrel | Area between top of a column or pier and the apex of the arch springing from it. |
| product line | Product lines consist of similar products with different cost/feature variations for each product within the product line. |
| rectilinear | consisting of, bounded by, or moving in, a straight line or lines. |
| grid | The utility distribution system |
| pediment | (a) in Classical architecture, the triangular section at the end of a gable roof, often decorated with sculpture; (b) a triangular feature placed as a decoration over doors and windows. |
| non-destructive inspection / test | The inspection or test of the product or part that retains the product's or part's physical and operational integrity. |
| receiver | The section of the ultrasonic instrument that amplifies echoes returning from the test object |
| glitch immunity | A term used in microprocessor supervisory circuit datasheets to describe the maximum magnitude and duration of a negative-going VCC supply-voltage pulse without causing the reset output to assert. |
| activity based costing | Activity Based Costing is a costing and analysis method that associates resources and their costs to activities and then associates the costs of activities to cost objects (e.g., a product) based on a cost drivers which measure use of an activity by the cost object |
| core | The centre, as opposed to the surface layers, of a piece of steel, e.g |
| direct digital manufacturing | The process of going directly from an electronic digital representation of a part or item to the final part or item via additive fabrication |
| odma | ODMA (Open Document Management API or Application Program Interface) ... |
| monitoring | Periodic or continuous determination of the amount of ionizing radiation or radioactive contamination present in an occupied region. |
| csp | Chip Scale Package: An IC packaging technology in which solder balls take the place of pins, making the smallest package available |
| feed-through coil | See encircling probe. |
| iso | International Standards Organization is a specialized international agency for standardization composed of the national standards bodies of 91 countries. |
| fatigue | Stress that causes material failure from repeated, cyclic vibration or stress. |
| watermark | Steganography (pronounced STEHG-uh-NAH-gruhf-ee, from Greek... |
| light metal | One of the low-density metals such as aluminum magnetism, titanium, beryllium or their alloys. |
| activation | The process by which neutron bombard is used to make normally stable atoms radioactive. |
| atom | The smallest unit of an element consisting of a dense positively charged nucleus (of protons and neutrons) orbited by negatively charged electrons. |
| wear | The undesired removal of material from contacting surfaces by mechanical action. |
| beta testing | Beta Testing is the testing a nearly-finished version of a piece of software or hardware, with the goal of finding defects missed by the developers |
| virtual customer | The term Virtual Customer refers to the use of technology and, more-specifically, web-based tools to gather customer input and feedback throughout the product development process to better understand and address customer needs. |
| transom | Horizontal division of window; crossbar. |
| wattle | A mat of woven (willow) sticks and weeds; used in wall and dike construction. |
| java ring | A Java Ring is a finger ring that contains a small micropro... |
| grinding cracks | Shallow cracks formed in the surface of relatively hard materials because of excessive grinding heat or the high sensitivity of the material. |
| mold | A form or cavity into which molten metal is poured to produce a desired shape |
| comparative test block | A metal block specially cracked and having two separate, but adjacent areas for the application of different penetrants so that a direct comparison can be obtain. |
| continuous method | A magnetic particle inspection method in which the indicating particles are on the part while the magnetizing current is being applied. |
| wan | A wide area network (WAN) is a ... |
| sweep length | The length of time or distance represented by the horizontal baseline on an A-scan. |
| post-emulsification penetrant | A type of penetrant containing no emulsifier, but which is cleaned from a surface with water after applying an emulsifier as a separate step |
| balustrade | A row of balusters with the rails, generally used for porches, etc. |
| crashing | Taking action to decrease the total project duration by analyzing a number of alternatives to determine how to get the maximum duration compression for the least cost |
| curie point | Temperature at which magnetism changes; the temperature at which in some substances, such as iron, there is a change in the magnetic characteristics, from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic behavior. |
| intaglio | a printmaking process in which lines are incised into the surface of a plate or print form (e.g., engraving and etching). |
| dead-ground | Close to the wall, where the defenders can't shoot. |
| samba | Samba is a popular freeware program that allows end users to access... |
| etch cracks | Shallow cracks in hardened steel, containing high residual surface stresses, produced on etching in an embrittling acid. |
| forecasting | The work performed to estimate and predict future conditions and events |
| lekythos | an ancient Greek vessel with a long, narrow neck, used primarily for pouring oil. |
| parametric cost estimating | A cost estimating methodology using statistical relationships between historical costs and project and product parameters gathered from similar, but different projects |
| dps | Data pointer select |
| developer | A chemical solution which reduces exposed silver halide crystals to metallic silver. |
| convection | The transfer of heat by the circulation of fluid or gas. |
| sensitivity panel | A plated metal panel with cracks of know depth induced into the plating; used to evaluate and compare penetrant sensitivity. |
| cartonnage | layers of linen or papyrus glued together and usually coated with stucco. |
| laconic | using few words; expressing much in few words; concise |
| hot working | any metal forming operation that is performed above a metal recrystallization temperature. |
| test and evaluation | Measurement and evaluation of system performance to validate that the system meets its specifications |
| micrograph | A graphic reproduction of the surface of a prepared specimen, usually etched, at a magnification greater than ten diameter |
| transmitter | The transducer that emits ultrasonic energy |
| color-contrast penetrant | A penetrant incorporating a color dye or sufficient intensity to give good color contrast in indications against the background of the surface being tested, when viewed under white light. |
| scintillation counter | A device for counting atomic particles by means of tiny flashes of light (scintillations) which the particles produce when they strike certain crystals. |
| discounted cash flow | Discounted Cash Flow - an analysis technique that determines the present value of a series of positive and negative cash flows using a specified discount factor representing the cost of capital |
| wavefront | In a wave disturbance, the locus of points having the same phase. |
| inclusions | Particles which are usually compounds, such as oxides or sulphides, but that could also be of any substance that is essentially insoluble in the steel matrix, eg particles of lead |
| jam | In an Ethernet network, a jam is a signal from one device to all other ... |
| blackbody | A theoretical material that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none |
| apathy | absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement; lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting |
| perimeter | the distance around the outside of a shape |
| polarization | polarization as a result of the displacement of anions and cations in opposite directions. |
| finial | an ornament on top of a spire, gable, etc |
| antinode | A point in a standing wave where certain characteristics of the wave field have maximum amplitude. |
| contrapposto | a stance of the human body in which one leg bears the weight, while the other is relaxed, creating an asymmetry in the hip-shoulder axis. |
| l-gas / low-calorific gas | Gas containing considerable volumes (up to 25%) of nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide in addition to hydrocarbons |
| design for postponement | With a product that offers a lot of different configurations and options, an objective is to delay of postpone the assembly of the unique parts or subassemblies into the product until as late as possible in the final assembly process |
| longitudinal direction | The principal direction of flow in a worked metal. |
| pedestal | the base of a column, statue, vase, or other upright work of art. |
| n1 | N1 is Sun Microsystems' strategy for making a network environment as easy... |
| margining | Margining is a test procedure that determines the "safety margin." A parameter is varied to determine the device's sensitivity or ability to perform given a range of inputs |
| qps | Queries-per-second (QPS) (or the query-per-second rate) is a measure of... |
| sa | Service assurance (SA) is a procedure or set of procedures intended to op... |
| fatigue | The effect on a metal of repeated cycles of stress |
| querystring | A querystring is a set of characters input to a compute... |
| down converters | A device which provides frequency conversion to a lower frequency, e.g |
| carburizing | An elevated temperature process by which a ferrous metal absorbs carbon into the surface when exposed to a high-carbon environment |
| activity based management | A discipline that focuses on the management of activities as a route to improving the value received by the customer and the profit received by providing this value |
| mullion | Vertical division of windows. |
| xipc | XIPC is a middleware product that manages interprocess communication ... |
| framing percentage | The area of actual framing in an envelope assembly divided by the overall area of the envelope assembly |
| pulse-amplitude modulation | Pulse-Amplitude Modulation (PAM) is a pulse modulation technique in which the amplitude of the pulse is varied with the input signal amplitude. |
| component engineering | The application of engineering know-how to the processes of component selection, application, process compatibility and procurement, including analysis of new trends in electronic devices. |
| back scatter | Scattered signals that are directed back to the transmitter/receiver. |
| m/sec | The meter per second (symbolized m/s or m/sec) is the Standard Inte... |
| tritium | A radioactive isotope of hydrogen with two neutrons and one proton in the nucleus |
| vbns | The vBNS (very high-speed Backbone Network Service) is a network that... |
| table | In computer programming, a table is a data structure used to organi... |
| design verification | Design verification is the process of ensuring the design conforms to specification (design outputs meet design input requirements) |
| miller-bravis indices | a set of four integers that designate crystallographic planes in hexagonal crystals. |
| key string | A key string is the authentication code included in each ... |
| assignable cause | Assignable Cause is a source of variation which is not due to chance and, therefore, can be identified and eliminated |
| hardware description language | A language that describes the physical design, electronic behavior, logical structure, and system annotation information for circuits |
| through-transmission | A test method in which ultrasonic energy is transmitted through the test object and received by a second transducer on the opposite side |
| grass | See background noise. |
| ghost | An indication arising from certain combinations of pulse repetition frequency and time base frequency |
| top-down design | Top-Down Design is a design methodology whereby an entire design is decomposed into its major components, and then these components are further decomposed into their major components, etc |
| relative humidity | The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage. |
| interlace | A pattern made by intertwining a ribbon in and out of itself |
| concentrating parabolic trough | a system that tracks the path of the sun by pivoting on one axis (typically East-West or North-South), using shiny parabolic troughs to heat the collector fluid that passes through a tube at the focus |
| experience curve | Experience Curve (also known as a learning curve) is a mathematical model that relates the cost per unit (or labor time per unit) to the cumulative number of units produced in an exponentially decreasing manner. |
| refute | to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge |
| p2p | Peer-to-peer is a communications model in which each party has the same... |
| tcp/ip | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: The protocols or conventions that computers use to communicate over the Internet. |
| specific acoustic impedance | See acoustic impedance. |
| relectograph | A recording or chart made of either the signals transmitted through a part or reflected back from defects within a part, or both |
| collector | a device that receives solar energy and converts it to useful energy forms |
| arch bridge | a curved structure that converts the downward force of its own weight, and of any weight pressing down on top of it, into an outward force along its sides and base |
| phasor | A vector describing sinusoidal signals; It has both amplitude and phase. |
| amphora | an ancient Greek two-handled vessel for storing grain, honey, oil, or wine. |
| pseudoperipteral | appearing to have a peristyle, though some of the columns may be engaged columns or pilasters. |
| naive art | art created by artists with no formal training. |
| vc | Venture capital (VC) is funding invested, or available for investment, in... |
| hacker | Hacker is a term used by some to mean "a clever programmer" and b... |
| quad tree | A quad tree is a method of placing and locating files (call... |
| incoherent interface | An incoherent interface is a surface between crystals across which there is no simple relationship among the crystal planes. |
| propagation | Advancement of a wave through a medium. |
| pendentive | in a domed building, an inwardly curving triangular section of the vaulting that provides a transition from the round base of the dome to the supporting piers. |
| refractive index | the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to the velocity of light in some medium. |
| current | The time rate of flow of electricity, normally expressed as amperes, like the flow of a stream of water. |
| iconography | the analysis of works of art through the study of the meanings of symbols and images in the context of the contemporary culture. |
| narthex | a porch or vestibule in early Christian churches. |
| jpeg | Joint Photography Experts Group; more commonly, files that are compressed using the JPEG standard. |
| a-plus | A-Plus (A+) is the name of a process, developed by the Computing ... |
| product launch | Product Launch begins once a product has been developed and a decision is made to proceed with production and marketing |
| bust | a sculptural or pictorial representation of the upper part of the human figure, including the head and neck (and sometimes part of the shoulders and chest). |
| libertine | a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, or a freethinker in religious matters |
| poling | The process of reorienting crystal domains in certain materials by applying a strong electric field at elevated temperatures |
| metallographic | Pertaining to examination of a metallic surface with the aid of a microscope |
| asic | Application Specific Integrated Circuit - a semi-custom chip used in a specific application that is design by integrating standard cells from a library. |
| prods | Two handheld electrodes which are pressed against the surface of a part to make contact for passing magnetizing current through the metal |
| fatigue | The phenomenon leading to fracture under repeated or fluctuating stresses having a maximum values less than the tensile strength of the material |
| offset | Ledge marking the narrowing of a wall's thickness. |
| electrical noise | Extraneous signals caused by externally radiated signals or electrical interferences within an ultrasonic instrument |
| s interface | In Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) service, ... |
| izod impact test | An Izod impact test is similar to a Charpy test in that the notched specimen is of the same dimensions as a Charpy test piece and the energy absorbed when the specimen is fractured by a falling pendulum is used to assess the toughness of the steel sample |
| fdl | Facility data link: Embedded communications channel in ESF DS1 framing |
| peripteral | surrounded by a row of columns or peristyle. |
| return on investment | Return on Investment is a financial analysis technique which compares the expected return to the outlay or investment to determine a percentage of return. |
| egg and dart | a decorative molding consisting of alternating oval (egg) and downwardpointing (dart) elements. |
| waves | IEEE test language which provides a standard representation for stimulus and response data in support of the design and test of digital devices. |
| endless strip production | ESP a process technology directly derived from ISP (In-line Strip Production) - see separate entry - is a cast-rolling technology based on continuous thin slab casting and rolling |
| acceptance standard | A controlled specimen containing natural or artificial discontinuities that are well defined and similar to the maximum acceptable discontinuity, in size and extent, in the product |
| cooling stresses | Residual stresses resulting from nonuniform distribution of temperature during cooling. |
| ascetic | a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial for religious reasons |
| gaasp | Gallium Arsenide Phosphide (or, Gallium Arsenic Phosphide): A semiconductor material used for optoelectronics, including LEDs and photodiodes. |
| c/scs | Cost/Schedule Control System is a performance measurement system that uses earned value techniques to breakdown a budget to cost variation into cost and schedule variation components |
| xml pointer language | XPointer is a language for locating d... |
| dry developer | A powder that is applied dry to the test component when performing a penetrant inspection. |
| tolerance | Tolerance is the upper and lower limits of some dimension or parameter relating to a component part, material or assembly which an actual item must comply with in order for it to be acceptable in procurement or manufacturing |
| splash-proof | A non-technical term used to describe instruments that are protected from ingress caused by the splashing of liquids but not necessarily protected against immersion |
| copolymer | a polymer that consists of two or more dissimilar mer units in combination along its molecular chains. |
| consensus | Consensus is a group decision resulting from members engaging in full and open discussion and then reaching agreement to live with and openly support the resulting decision. |
| radiation | The flow of energy across open space via electromagnetic waves such as light |
| recrystallisation | The formation of new strain-free grains in a metal brought about either by heating a cold-worked metal, or by hot working a metal, or by heating a metal through an allotropic change. |
| artifact | In nondestructive inspection, and indication that may be interpreted. |
| odl | Open and Distance Learning (ODL) is a general term for the use of telec... |
| constriction | Squeezing in the lines of force; i.e., a narrowing of section in a magnetized material. |
| alternating current | A pulsating electric current in which direction of flow is rapidly changed, so the terminal becomes in rapid succession positive, then negative |
| unary | The term unary defines operators in Boolean (binary) algebra, trina... |
| phase | A phase (in this context) is a structurally homogeneous body of matter |
| radium | A radioactive element with the atomic number 88 and an atomic weight of 226 |
| richter scale | used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake; introduced in 1935 by the seismologists Beno Gutenberg and Charles Francis Richter |
| joint | device connecting two or more adjacent parts of a structure; a roller joint allows adjacent parts to move controllably past one another; a rigid joint prevents adjacent parts from moving or rotating past one another. |
| background | The visual, radiographic or electronic response against which an indication from a discontinuity must be viewed. |
| fluorescent dye | A dye which becomes fluorescent giving off light, when it is exposed to short wave radiation such as ultraviolet or near ultraviolet light. |
| laminar | flow condition with no waves, eddies etc and rarely encountered in open channel flow. |
| horizontal linearity | A measure of the proportionality between the positions of the indications appearing on the horizontal trace and the positions of their sources. |
| wired-and | When multiple high-impedance (open-collector or open-drain) output pins are connected to a signal line (e.g |
| subpoena | the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court |
| nox | Oxides of nitrogen that are a chief component of air pollution that can be produced by the burning of fossil fuels |
| aro | After Receipt of Order - usually a measure of the days, weeks or months until a product can be designed and delivered. |
| ube | UBE (unsolicited bulk email) is a formal term for spam. |
| allegory | the expression (artistic, oral, or written) of a generalized moral statement or truth by means of symbolic actions or figures. |
| architect | a person who designs all kinds of structures; must also have the ability to conceptualize and communicate ideas effectively both in words and on paper to clients, engineers, government officials, and construction crews |
| cup fracture | Fracture, frequently seen in tensile test pieces of a ductile material , in which the surface of failure on one portion shows a central flat area of failure in tension, with an exterior extended rim of failure in shear. |
| firm energy | Power supplies that are guaranteed to be delivered under terms defined by contract. |
| holes | Any void remaining in a specimen as a result of improper manufacturing processing |
| clerestory | the upper part of the main outer wall of a building (especially a church), located above an adjoining roof and admitting light through a row of windows. |
| infant mortality | The high conditional probability of failure due to manufacturing defects, design, installation, or startup procedures during the period immediately after an item enters service. |
| dissonance | inharmonious or harsh sound; a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of needing completion |
| fahrenheit | A temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 212 degrees and its freezing point is 32 degrees |
| price | Programmed Review of Information for Costing and Evaluation - software program for cost estimating. |
| rdt&e | Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation |
| diversion channel | bypass created to divert water around a dam so that construction can take place. |
| range | The maximum ultrasonic path length that is displayed |
| oc-48 | A fiber-optic line capable of 2400 megabits per second. |
| tertiary creep | Creep is slow, continuous, irreversible deformation under constant load at elevated temperatures |
| centigrade | A temperature scale based on 100 degrees of difference between the freezing and boiling points of water |
| anomaly | a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form; an odd or peculiar condition |
| pitch | The centerline spacing from one electronic device pin to another. |
| afe | Analog Front End: The analog portion of a circuit which precedes A/D conversion. |
| discharge | Conversion of a battery's chemical energy into electrical energy. |
| microprocessor supervisor | A device that monitors a host microprocessor or microcontroller's supply voltage and, in some cases, its activity |
| high radiation area | Any area, accessible to personnel, in which there exists radiation originating in whole or in part within licensed material at such levels that a major portion of the body could receive in any one hour a dose in excess of 100 millirems. |
| random number | Random numbers are numbers that occur in a sequence... |
| ri | Reference input; ring indicate |
| p3p | Sponsored by the World Wide Web Consortium, P3P (Platform for Privacy P... |
| aggregator | An entity responsible for planning, scheduling, accounting, billing, and settlement for energy deliveries from the aggregator's portfolio of sellers and/or buyers |
| trenchant | incisive or keen, as language or a person; vigorous, effective and energetic |
| oem | This confusing term has two meanings: Originally, an OEM (original equi... |
| vented cell | A cell in which the gaseous products of electrolysis and evaporation are allowed to escape into the atmosphere as they are generated |
| scope | The sum of products and services to be provided as part of a project. |
| special causes | Special Causes are causes of variation in output from a manufacturing process or system of procedures that is not due to the inherent operation of the process or system itself (common causes), but is due to the intrusion into the system of a one-time or external cause of variation |
| integrated resource planning principles | The underlying principles of IRP can be distinguished from the formal process of developing an approved utility resource plan for utility investments in supply- and demand-side resources |
| new product development | New Product Development is the business process for developing new hardware, software and service products for the enterprise |
| csg | Constructive Solids Geometry - a solid modeling method using primitives to build more complex models and Boolean operations of add, difference, and intersection. |
| pipe | (1) then central cavity formed by contraction in metal, especially ingots, during solidification; (2) the defect in wrought or cast products resulting from such a cavity; (3) an extrusion defect due to the oxidized surface of the billet flowing toward the center of the rod at the back end; (4) a tubular metal product, cast or wrought. |
| apportionment | The assignment of goals such as reliability from system to subsystem in such a way that the whole system will meet the required goal. |
| object code | Source code and object code refer to the "before" and "... |
| parapet | Low wall on outer side of main wall. |
| scale | Carving resembling overlapping fish scales. |
| perimeter | distance around the outside of a shape. |
| turbulence | The changes in wind speed and direction, frequently caused by obstacles. |
| intermetallic | a compound of two metals that has a distinct chemical formula |
| field replaceable unit | A collection of hardware or software that is installed or removed from a product as a single serviceable entity |
| fermi energy | for a metal, the energy corresponding to the highest filled electron state in the valence bond at 0 K. |
| field testing | Field Testing is the testing a product in the actual context in which it will be used, as opposed to laboratory testing, or testing the product in its operating environment. |
| skin depth | See depth of penetration. |
| air change | The replacement of a quantity of air in a space within a given period of time, typically expressed as air changes per hour |
| geek | In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is inordinately... |
| latitude | Latitude and longitude are angles that uniquely define points... |
| geothermal energy | Natural heat from within the earth, captured for production of electric power, space heating or industrial steam. |
| through hardening | Hardening of a metal part, usually steel, in which the hardness across a section of the part is essentially uniform; that is, the center of the section is only slightly lower in hardness than the surface. |
| weld line | The junction of the weld metal and the base metal, or the junction of the base-metal parts when filler metal is not used. |
| temper rolling | This is a finishing light cold rolling reduction applied to cold-reduced and annealed low-carbon steel sheet to achieve one or more of the following: suppression of the yield point, increase in strength and hardness, improvement in flatness, attainment of a specific finish |
| solvent action | The dissolution of a fluid or solid by another material. |
| vco | Voltage-Controlled Oscillator: An oscillator device in which output frequency is proportional to its input voltage. |
| outage | An interruption of electric service that is temporary (minutes or hours) and affects a relatively small area (buildings or city blocks) |
| heat-affected zone | That portion of the base metal which was not melted during brazing, cutting or welding, but whose microstructure and physical properties were altered by the heat. |
| substrate | Layer of metal underlying a coating, regardless of whether the layer is basis metal. |
| overhang | Any horizontal projection that serves as a shading element for a window. |
| mean time to repair | Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) is a measure of maintainability of a product or piece of equipment. It is equal to the total or the estimated downtime of the product or equipment in a given period divided by the number of failures or the number of repairs performed in that period. |
| in-situ combustion | An experimental means of recovering hard-to-get petroleum by burning some of the oil in its natural underground reservoir |
| air conditioner | An assembly of equipment for air treatment consisting of a means for ventilation, air circulation, air cleaning, and heat transfer (either heating or cooling) |
| remote temperature | Temperature at a location other than at the die of the temperature-measuring integrated circuit. |
| edition | a batch of prints made from a single plate or print form. |
| low line o/p | Low line output |
| stint | to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often inappropriately |
| scientific perspective | see linear perspective. |
| eucharist | (a) the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion, commemorating the Last Supper; (b) the consecrated bread and wine used at the sacrament. |
| discontinuous innovation | Discontinuous innovation falls outside of existing markets or market segments, and when successful extends and redefines the market, exposing new possibilities |
| pango | Pango is an open source project dedicated to creating a Unicode fra... |
| dendrochronology | a science using the annual rings of trees to determine the chronological order and dates of historical events. |
| damping | Limiting the duration or decreasing the amplitude of vibrations. |
| datum | Theoretically exact planes, lines or points from which other features are located on design drawings. |
| ferrite | A solid solution of one or more elements in alpha or delta iron. |
| cartouche | an oval or scroll-shaped design or ornament, usually containing an inscription, a heraldic device, or (as in Egypt) a ruler's name. |
| api | Application program interface: A software layer that allows a system to be programmed via a defined set of commands. |
| felicitous | well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt or appropriate |
| gingerbread | heavily, gaudily, and superfluously ornamented wood trim, common on Gothic Revival and Queen Anne style buildings |
| impoundment | A body of water confined by a dam, dike, floodgate or other artificial barrier. |
| isotactic | a type of polymer chain configuration wherein all side groups are positioned on the same side of the chain molecule. |
| focus groups | Focus Groups are are meetings with a group of customers, users, or potential users of a product to explore their needs and obtain their feedback on product ideas and concepts |
| fixer | A chemical solution which dissolves unexposed silver halide crystals from developed film emulsions. |
| type t | A more specialized thermocouple sensor pairing two wires made mostly of copper and constantan and using variance in voltage to calculate temperaturesâknown for greater accuracy and durabilityâtypical in medical or pharmaceutical applications. |
| yield | Resistance of material to bending. |
| cathodic protection | a means of corrosion prevention whereby electrons are supplied to the structure to be protected from an external source such as anoother more reactive metal or a dc power supply. |
| fast film | Radiographic film which has inherent graininess characteristics of a coarse nature intended to increase the relative film speed. |
| buttress | thus relieving strain on the walls. |
| html | Hyper-Text Mark-up Language - the mark-up language used as the basis for the world-wide web. |
| wap | WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is a specification for a set of com... |
| specific gravity | The specific gravity of battery electrolyte is the weight of the electrolyte compared to the weight of an equal volume of pure water. |
| macrostructure | The structure of metals as revealed by examination of the etched surface of a polished specimen at a magnification not exceeding ten diameters. |
| nuclear regulatory commission | An independent federal agency that ensures that strict standards of public health and safety, environmental quality and national security are adhered to by individuals and organizations possessing and using radioactive materials |
| v-rep | In customer relationship management (CRM), a virtual agent (sometim... |
| dipole | a pair of equal yet opposite electrical charges that are separated by a small distance |
| jabber | In networks, a jabber is any device t... |
| filled crack | A crack-like discontinuity, open to the surface, but filled with some foreign material-oxide, grease, etc.- which tends to prevent penetrants from entering. |
| power | The rate at which work is done, usually expressed in watts for a battery. |
| bezier curve | Polynomial used to describe complex curves and surfaces. |
| compressional wave | A wave in which the particle motion in the material is parallel to the wave propagation direction |
| two-crystal method | Use of 2 crystals for sending and receiving |
| nave | Main body of church, normally west of sanctuary, transept and choir. |
| vdsm | Very Deep Sub-Micron design - relates to the design of integrated circuits with feature sizes less than .25um. |
| h.r. 744 | The I-SPY Act, formally known as the Internet Spyware Prevent... |
| mcm | Multi-Chip Module - a type of hybrid integrated circuit in which multiple bare chips are mounted and interconnected on a substrate, base material or laminate. |
| m-theory | M-theory (the "M" stands for the mother of all theories, magi... |
| dcs | Digital Cellular System: Any cellular phone system that uses digital (e.g |
| oligopoly | A few sellers who exert market control overprices. |
| deck | supported roadway on a bridge. |
| obi | OBI (Open Buying on the Internet) is a proposed standard for business-t... |
| s-video | S-Video (Super-Video, sometimes referred to as Y/C Video, or co... |
| greenhouse effect | The effect produced as greenhouse gases allow incoming solar radiation to pass through the Earth's atmosphere, but prevent most of the outgoing infra-red radiation from the surface and lower atmosphere from escaping into outer space |
| esf | Extended Superframe: A DS1 framing format in which 24 DS0 times lots, plus a coded framing bit are organized into a frame which is repeated 24 times to form a superframe. |
| range control | A means of expanding the pattern obtained on the cathode ray tube so that any portion of the total distance being tested can be presented. |
| san | A storage area network (SAN) is a high-speed special-purpose network (o... |
| fastrak | E-ZPass is a toll collection system in the northeastern U.S |
| footcandle | A unit of illuminance on a surface that is one foot from a uniform point source of light of one candle and is equal to one lumen per square foot. |
| pal | Phase Alternation Line (PAL) is the analog television display standard ... |
| ultrasonically sound material | A material having no discontinuities which cause discernible ultrasonic indications at the required test sensitivity level. |
| test surface | That surface of the test object at which the ultrasonic energy enters or leaves. |
| sam | The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) is a database in the Windows operat... |
| u | Potential energy, expressed in science as U, is energy that is stored withi... |
| zipping | Zipping is the act of packaging a set of files into a single fi... |
| sky dome | refers to the appearance of the entire sky, from horizon to zenith in all directions |
| balcony | A platform projecting from the side of a house, usually inclosed with a balustrade, and more or less embellished. |
| ram | RAM (random access memory) is the place in a computer where the operati... |
| melting point | the temperature at which a solid substance changes to a liquid state. |
| mou | Memorandum of Understanding |
| torsion | A twisting action applied to a generally shaft-like, cylindrical, or tubular member |
| windmill | A device that uses wind power to mill grain into flour |
| product architecture | The scheme by which the functional elements of a product are arranged into physical building blocks (e.g., subsystems or subassemblies) and interact with each other to perform the overall function of the product |
| dead zone | In ultrasonic testing, the interval following the initial pulse where the transducer ring down prevents detection or interpretation of reflected energy (echoes) |
| consequent poles | Magnetic poles that exist where the specimen has been successively magnetized in different sections to create more than two poles; e.g., two north poles with one south pole between them. |
| uv | Ultraviolet |
| magnetic loop | If a conductor carrying an electric current is bent in a loop, the magnetic lines of force enter on one side of space within the loop is found to contain a magnetic field which has very definite directional properties |
| l10n | Localization (sometimes shortened to "l10n") is the process of adapti... |
| interface | The boundary between two contacting parts or regions or parts. |
| dose | The amount of ionizing radiation energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material at a specific location, such as a part of the human body |
| porosity | The ratio of open spaces or voids in a material to the volume of its mass. |
| canopy | An ornamental projection over doors and windows. |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind from strain; a condition of indolent indifference |
| signal | A change in eddy current instrument output voltage; It has amplitude and phase. |
| arc furnace | A melting unit in which the heat is generated by striking an arc between graphite electrodes and the metal charge, which is usually in the form of solid scrap. |
| angle of reflection | The angle between the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic or acoustic wave (or ray) reflected by a body and the local normal to that body. |
| h.264 | H.264, also known as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced... |
| product platform | A product platform is a set of subsystems and interfaces that form a common structure from which a stream of derivative products can be efficiently developed and produced. |
| countenance | the look or expression of the face, also approval or encouragement; moral support |
| dynamic creep | Creep that occurs under conditions of fluctuating load or fluctuating temperature. |
| icp | An ICP (Internet commerce provider) is a company that sells software an... |
| end-of-life | End-of-Life (EOL) is the term applied to products or components that are being retired from the market because of technology obsolescence or rapidly declining demand. |
| sam | Storage area management (SAM) is a still-evolving set of procedures, se... |
| lithography | a printmaking process in which the printing surface is a smooth stone or plate on which an image is drawn with a crayon or some other oily substance. |
| maid | MAID (massive array of idle disks) is a storage technology in which o... |
| ham | Spam is unsolicited e-mail on the Internet. |
| thermtrip# | Pin name of the Thermal Trip digital output on Intel Pentium processors |
| misruns | Appears as prominent darkened areas of variable dimensions with a definite smooth outline. |
| external discontinuities | Surface irregularities which cause density variations on a radiograph |
| metastable state | A metastable state is a state that cannot proceed to equilibrium because of the limits of a kinetic process |
| piezoelectric effect | The ability of certain materials to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy and vice versa. |
| pwm temperature sensor | Temperature sensor with digital, logic-level output |
| inundate | to flood or cover with water; deluge, or to overwhelm |
| arc strike | The location where a welding electrode has contacted a metal surface, melting a small volume of metal. |
| striations | Microscopic ridges or lines on a fatigue fracture that show the location of the tip or the fatigue crack at some point in time |
| rules of conduct | Rules set in advance to delineate acceptable activities by participants,particularly participants with significant market power. |
| segregation | Nonuniform distribution of alloying elements, impurities or microphases. |
| direct normal irradiance | synonym for beam radiation, the amount of solar radiation from the direction of the sun. |
| modification | The treatment of a aluminum silicon alloys in the molten state with a small percentage of an alkaline metal or salt, such as sodium fluoride, to change the size and shape of the silicon particles in the solid metal. |
| vault | an arched ceiling. |
| intranet | A private network within an organization that uses the same technologies as the Internet (TCP/IP, HTTP, HTML and browsers) to provide the capabilities to create, publish and access information for that organization's users. |
| fpga | Field Programmable Gate Array: A family of general-purpose logic devices that can be configured by the end user to perform many, different, complex logic functions |
| fifo | First-In First Out: A type of memory that stores data serially, where the first bit read is the first bit that was stored. |
| veranda | a pillared porch preceding an interior chamber, common in Hindu temples and Buddhist chaitya halls. |
| fluorocarbon gases | Propellants used in aerosol products and refrigerants that are believed to be causing depletion of the earth's ozone shield |
| failure analysis | Failure Analysis is a collection of techniques to determine the root cause of a component or process defect or failure. |
| parados | Low wall in inner side of main wall. |
| school | A term used in art history to denote a group of artists working in a similar style or tradition. |
| validation | Validation is the process of ensuring that the product conforms to defined user needs, requirements, and/or specifications under defined operating conditions |
| elasticity | The property of a material which enables it to return to its original shape and dimensions when the stress on it causing these changes is removed. |
| homogenizing | Holding at high temperature to eliminate or decrease chemical segregation by diffusion. |
| pronaos | the vestibule of a Greek temple in front of the cella or naos. |
| tenth value layer | That thickness of any material which will reduce radiation intensity by a factor of 10. |
| internal resistance | Resistance within a cell or battery to the flow of electric current, measured by the ratio of the change in voltage to a specified change in current for a short period of time. |
| facta | FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act) is an amendment t... |
| odbc | Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is an open standard application pro... |
| carbonitriding | An evelated-temperature process (similar to carburizing) by which a ferrous metal absorbs both carbon and nitrogen into the surface when exposed to an atmosphere high in carbon and nitrogen |
| b2e | B2E is business-to-employee, an approach in which the focus of business... |
| turbid | not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment; clouded, opaque or obscured |
| slag inclusions | Nonmetallic solid material entrapped in weld metal or between weld metal and base metal. |
| battery | A device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy |
| inhabited vinescroll | Type of ornament popular in Northumbria, in which birds and beasts are disposed in a panel of stylized vine ornament, often pecking or biting the fruit. |
| rss | see Root Sum of Squares (tolerancing method) |
| luminous | radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright; enlightened, as in a writer or a writer's works |
| springing | (a) the architectural member of an arch that is the first to curve inward from the vertical; (b) the point at which this curvature begins. |
| calorific value | The calorific value indicates how much heat is released during complete combustion of gas and is important for the smooth functioning of gas-powered appliances |
| thermistor | A common thermal sensor that uses the predictable variance in the resistance to an electrical current with changes in temperature to calculate temperatures |
| u | A U is a standard unit of measure for designating the height in computer en... |
| radiographs | A group of radiographs containing images of discontinuities |
| bci | (Battery Council International) An association of battery industry companies whose members establish policy and standards for the industry. |
| weibull distribution | A failure distribution that is very useful in reliability activities because it can be used to model many other life distributions |
| machinability | A term used to describe the ease with which a metal can be machined. |
| iso/ts 16949:2002 | An ISO technical standard titled "Quality management system - particular standards for the application of ISO 9001:2000 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations" |
| ttc | Temperature conversion sample time |
| band | In telecommunication, a band - sometimes called a frequency band - is... |
| cella | the main inner room of a temple, often containing the cult image of the deity. |
| b2g | On the Internet, B2G is business-to-government (a variation of the term... |
| ahdl | Analog Hardware Description Language (IEEE standard 1076.1) - describes the physical design, electronic behavior, logical structure and system annotation information for analog circuits. |
| sweep delay | A delay in time of starting the sweep after the initial pulse |
| chill zone | The chill zone is the layer of small grains that often forms around the surface of a casting because of heterogeneous nucleation at the mold wall |
| electromagnetic acoustic transducer | A device using the magneto effect to generate and receive acoustic signals for ultrasonic nondestructive tests. |
| wan | A wide area network (WAN) is a geographically dispersed telecommunicati... |
| range | The terms mean, median, mode, and range... |
| object linking and embedding | OLE (Object Linking a... |
| rtd | Resistance Thermometer Detection probes use variance in resistance (typically in platinum) to calculate temperaturesâknown for high accuracy over a wide range of temperatures and low driftâtypical in high-precision applications like calibration. |
| yield point | The first stress in a material, less than the maximum attainable stress, at which an increase in stress |
| evaluation | The process of deciding the severity of a condition after an indication has been interpreted |
| remnant magnetism | The term applied to the magnetism remaining in a magnetic circuit after the magnetizing force is removed. |
| bane | a person or thing that ruins or spoils |
| rambus dram | RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory) is a memory... |
| cut-to-length line | Used to cut sheets from strip and to shear slit strip (slit strip in cut lengths) |
| shrinkage cracks | Hot tears associated wit shrinkage cavities. |
| watchdog | A feature of a microprocessor supervisory circuit that monitors software execution in a microprocessor or microcontroller |
| triz | Russian acronym for Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (see Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) |
| radiology | That branch of medicine which uses ionizing radiation for diagnosis and therapy. |
| eutectic solid | Eutectic solid is the two-phase material that forms during solidification at a eutectic reaction |
| stability | The ability of an instrument or sensor to maintain a consistent output when a constant input is applied over time |
| iso 10303 | An ISO technical standard for product data representation and exchange commonly referred to as STEP or the Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data. |
| ldsi | Laboratory Data Sharing Interoperability (LDSI) is an initiative that... |
| vbr | Vouch By Reference (VBR) is a protocol for adding third-party certifica... |
| net present value | Net Present Value is a financial analysis technique that discounts a series of cash inflows (revenue) and outflows (investments and expenses) to determine the suitability of an investment |
| disinterested | unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives |
| portico | (a) a colonnade; (b) a porch with a roof supported by columns, usually at the entrance to a building. |
| emulsification time | The period of time during which the emulsifier is permitted to combine with the liquid penetrant |
| interested party | any person whom the commission finds and acknowledges as having a real and direct interest in any proceeding or action carried on, under, or as a result of the operation of, this division. |
| c++ | C++ is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language that is viewed by ... |
| crosshatching | a pattern of superimposed parallel lines (hatching ) on a two-dimensional surface used to create shadows and suggest three-dimensionality. |
| watercolor | (a) paint made of pigments suspended in water; (b) a painting executed in this medium. |
| superheterodyne receiver | A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a lower-frequency signal (IF, or intermediate frequency) that is easier to demodulate than the original modulated carrier. |
| rapid application development | Rapid Application Development (RAD) is a way of developing a system by completing an initial working part of the system, and then incrementally adding to it every few months |
| board and batten | exterior siding or interior paneling that has alternating wide boards and narrow wooden strips, called battens |
| hue | a pure color with a specific wavelength. |
| visible dye penetrant | An intensely colored (usually red) highly penetrating liquid which will provide maximum contrast with the white developer when used for detection of surface discontinuities. |
| kpiv | Key Process Input Variable (Six Sigma term) |
| flat bottom hole | A type of reflector commonly used in reference standards |
| tcp | TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a set of rules (protocol) used a... |
| orientation | The angular relationship of a surface, plane, discontinuity or axis to a reference plane or surface. |
| stabilisation | A term used in a number of different contexts: (i) A thermal treatment to stabilise the microstructure, mechanical properties or dimensions of a metal |
| yukon | Yukon is the code name used for the beta version of Microsoft's SQL... |
| allure | Walkway along the top of a wall. |
| reverse | the side of a coin or medal considered to be the back; opposite of obverse. |
| control plans | Control Plans are written descriptions of the systems for controlling parts, assemblies, products, and processes |
| column | vertical, structural element, strong in compression. |
| dimpled rupture fracture | A fractographic term describing ductile fracture that occurs by the formation and coalescence of microvoides along the fracture path |
| background noise | The extraneous signals caused by random signal sources within or exterior to the ultrasonic testing system, including the test material |
| corrosion fatigue | Cracking that initiates and propagates due to the application of repeated or fluctuating stresses, and the initiation and propagation occurs more rapidly due to the presence of a corrosive environment. |
| crystallization | Crystallization is the formation of a mass of solid matter with regular, periodic stacking of atoms or molecules |
| target | A material bombarded by any radiation, as the target is bombarded by electrons in an x-ray tube. |
| shoe | A device used to adapt a straight beam transducer for use in a specific type of testing, including angle beam or surface wave tests and tests on curved surfaces |
| system design | The process of designing a system that comprises the interaction and integration of subsystems and subassemblies into a single system that performs an intended function |
| product data | A representation of information about a product in a formal manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by human beings or by computers. |
| z-modem | The protocols that modems agree on and use for checking and cor... |
| tracery | Intersecting ribwork in upper part of window. |
| odf | The Open Document Format (ODF) is an XML-based open source file format ... |
| activity | A measure of the radioactivity of a particular radioisotope |
| nitriding | An elevated-temperature process (but lower than carburizing or carbonitiding) by which a ferrous metal absorbs nitrogen atoms into the surface when exposed to a high-nitrogen environment |
| weathering | Sloping surface to throw off rainwater. |
| reliability | The probability that an item will continue to function at customer expectation levels at a measurement point, under specified environmental and duty cycle conditions.British Standard Institute BS4778: The ability of an item to perform a required function under stated conditions for a stated period of time. |
| root cause | A root cause is an antecedent source of a defect such that if it is removed, the defect is decreased or removed itself. |
| water column | A tube filled with water and attached to the front of a transducer to couple an ultrasonic beam to a test object |
| core | central region of a skyscraper; usually houses elevator and stairwell |
| acoustic microscopy | A general term referring to the use of high resolution, high frequency ultrasonic techniques to produce images of surface or near surface features. |
| bidirectional | The device accommodates signals traveling either direction though a single channel. |
| a-scan display | A data presentation method in which signal amplitude is plotted along the y-axis versus time on the x-axis |
| rinse | The process of removing liquid penetrant inspection material from the surface of an item by means of washing or flooding with another liquid, usually water |
| nonferrous | Describing a metal that is less than 50% iron, such as aluminum, copper, magnesium, and zinc and their alloys. |
| bill of material | A Bill of Material (BOM) is a hierarchical list of subassemblies, components and/or raw materials that make up a higher-level component, assembly, product or system |
| icon | a sacred image representing Christ, the Virgin Mary, or some other holy person. |
| environmental engineer | an engineer who designs and operates systems to provide safe drinking water and to prevent and control pollution in water, in the air, and on the land |
| self discharge | Loss of charge due to local action. |
| spalling | The cracking and flaking of particles out of a surface. |
| accelerometer | A sensor or transducer for measuring acceleration. |
| time base | See sweep. |
| wing wall | flaring vertical wall on either side of a culvert. |
| transducer electronic data sheet | A Transducer Electronic Data Sheet, or TEDS, is a method for plug-and-play sensor and transducer hook-up in which the sensor's calibration information is stored within the device and downloaded to the master controller when requested |
| fire-setting | an ancient tunneling technique in which rock is heated with fire and then doused with cold water, causing the rock to fracture |
| jax-ws | Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) is one of a set of Java te... |
| theodolite | survey instrument with vertical and horizontal degree gradations. |
| retail competition | A system under which more than one electric provider can sell to retail customers, and retail customers are allowed to buy from more than one provider |
| macro | In Microsoft Word and other programs, a macro is a saved sequence o... |
| proportion | the relation of one part to another, and of parts to the whole, with respect to size, height, and width. |
| reliability prediction | Reliability Prediction is the analysis of parts and components in an effort to predict the rate at which an item will fail |
| incomplete fusion | Welding fusion which is less than compete |
| dvb | Digital Video Broadcast is a name for digital TV. |
| fs | Full scale; frame sync |
| msa | Measurement Systems Analysis is a method for ensuring product test measurements are reliable, robust, and of good statistical merit. |
| shear lip | A narrow, slanting ridge, nominally about 45° to the surface, along the edge of a fracture of a ductile tensile specimen, the shear lip forms the typical “cup-and-cone” fractures |
| deep etching | Severe etching of a metallic surface for examination at a magnification of ten diameters or less to reveal gross features such as segregation, cracks, porosity or grain flow. |
| cp | Cp is a capability index that tells how well a system can meet two-sided specification limits, assuming that the average is centered on the target value |
| material noise | Random signals caused by the material structure of the test object |
| contour | a line representing the outline of a figure or form. |
| tweak | Tweak (or sometimes, "tweek") means to make small adjustments to a system to improve its performance. |
| fuel | A substance that can be used to produce heat. |
| cost estimating relationship | Cost Estimating Relationship is an equation that defines the relationship of an independent variable or product parameter (e.g., product weight, speed, etc.) to its related cost or price |
| hydrogen bond | a strong secondary interatomic bond which exists between a bound hydrogen atom (its unscreened proton) and the electrons of adjacent atoms. |
| response time | The length of time a given instrument requires to reach a specified percentage of its final reading value |
| palette | Lynda Weinman's 216-color palette for Mac and Windows browsers ... |
| qfp | Quad Flat Pack - surface mount chip housing with flat leads on four sides. |
| modulus of elasticity | The ratio of the stress applied to the metal to the strain which the stress produces, when the metal is behaving in an elastic manner |
| b-spline | A mathematical interpolation method for describing complex curves and surfaces |
| caricature | a representation in art or literature that distorts, exaggerates, or oversimplifies certain features. |
| t3 | To see the relationship between T-carrier, E-carrier, and DS0 multiples, ... |
| rhetoric | the undue use of exaggeration or display in writing or speech; bombast |
| genre | a category of art representing scenes of everyday life. |
| apostate | a person who forsakes his religion, cause or party |
| power density | A measure of the power output of a battery per unit weight or unit volume |
| thermometer | An instrument used to measure temperature. |
| ambulatory | Semicircular or polygonal aisle which encloses an apse, often provided so that worshippers can walk round an altar or shrine. |
| baptistery | a building, usually round or polygonal, used for Christian baptismal services. |
| signal-invalid o/p | Signal invalid output |
| defects per million opportunities | Defects Per Million Opportunities (DPMO) is a quality measurement where defects are defined as material or process or related, and opportunities for defects are defined as the sum of all parts, lead attachments and/or glue dots as applicable for each part number assembled |
| roughness | way of quantifying the degree of drag on flowing water by a surface |
| emulation | The process by which a device under development and its native software is prototyped before its manufacture. |
| fractograph | Descriptive treatment of fracture, especially in metals, with specific reference to photographs of he fracture surface |
| poka-yoke | Japanese term for mistake-proofing of product, tooling and/or process by design |
| notched bar test | A test in which the test specimen has a notch of a standard geometry machined in it in order to produce a local stress concentration at the notch root when the specimen is tested |
| namespace | In general, a namespace uniquely identifies a set of names ... |
| peristyle | a colonnade surrounding a structure; in Roman houses, the courtyard surrounded by columns. |
| red-figure | describing a style of Greek pottery painting of the sixth or fifth century B.C., in which the decoration is red on a black background. |
| rejection level | The level above or below which a signal is an indication of a rejectable discontinuity. |
| lead sulfate | A compound that results from the chemical action of sulfuric acid on oxides of lead or on lead metal. |
| pier | Support for arch, usually square. |
| fell | an upland pasture, moor, or thicket; a highland plateau |
| icmp bug | On the Internet, ping of death is a denial of service (DoS) a... |
| high relief | relief sculpture in which the figures project substantially (e.g., more than half of their natural depth) from the background surface. |
| configuration | A collection of an item's descriptive and governing characteristics, which can be expressed in a) functional terms, i.e |
| refractive index | The ratio of the velocity of the incident wave to that of a refracted wave |
| resistance | The resistance to the flow of electric current measured in ohms |
| baluster | A small column used to support a rail. |
| magnet | A body that attracts ferromagnetic materials |
| synthesis | the combination of parts or elements to form a coherent, more complex whole. |
| burr | in etching, the rough ridge left projecting above the surface of an engraved plate where the design has been incised. |
| wheel transducer | A device that couples ultrasonic energy to a test object through the rolling contact area of a wheel containing a liquid and one or more transducers. |
| expanded sweep | A short duration horizontal sweep positioned to provide close examination of a particular signal. |
| walled garden | On the Internet, a walled garden is an environment ... |
| wash | a thin, translucent coat of paint (e.g., in watercolor). |
| occupational dose | Includes exposure of an individual to radiation (1) in a restricted area; or (2) in the course of employment in which the individual's duties involve exposure to radiation; provided, the "occupational dose" shall not be deemed to include any exposure of an individual to radiation for the purpose of medical diagnosis or medical therapy of such individual. |
| visible light transmittance | The ratio of visible light transmitted through a substance to the total visible light incident on its surface. |
| raid | Redundant Array of Independent Disks: A redundant array of inexpensive disks |
| fiber | any material that has been drawn into a cylinder with a length-to-diameter ratio greater than about ten. |
| window comparator | A device, usually consisting of a pair of voltage comparators, in which output indicates whether the measured signal is within the voltage range bounded by two different thresholds (an "upper" threshold and a "lower" threshold). |
| inclusion | Nonmetallic particles, usually compounds in a metal matrix |
| electron | Negatively charged particles in orbit within an atom |
| crypt | a chamber or vault beneath the main body of a church. |
| mezzotint | a method of engraving by burnishing parts of a roughened surface to produce an effect of light and shade. |
| calibration reflector | A reflector with a known dimensioned surface established to provide an accurately reproducible reference measurement. |
| accelerator | A device that accelerates charged atomic particles to high energies |
| contour | imaginary line linking points of equal elevation |
| cyclic load | Repetitive loading of a material that sometimes leads to fatigue fracture. |
| blade server | A blade server is a computer system on a motherboard, which includes processor(s), memory, a network connection, and sometimes storage |
| bronze | a metal alloy composed of copper mixed with tin. |
| failover cluster | A failover cluster is a group of servers that... |
| sgml | Standard Generalized Mark-up Language (ISO 8879) |
| ocsia | The Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA) is p... |
| atactic | a type of polymer chain configuration wherein side groups are randomly poitioned on one side of the polymer backbone or the other. |
| nodal points | In angle beam testing, the location of reflections at opposite surfaces as a wave progresses along a test object. |
| dmr | Digital microwave radio |
| rune stone | in Viking art, an upright boulder with characters of the runic alphabet inscribed on it. |
| kev | 1,000 ev (see electron volt) |
| volt | The unit of measurement of electromotive force, being the force needed to send a current or one ampere through a conductor with a resistance of one ohm. |
| x-modem | The protocols that modems agree on and use for checking and cor... |
| s/mime | S/MIME (Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions) is a secur... |
| organosilicon | Organic compounds containing carbon silicon bonds and atoms of various other elements such as hydrogen and oxygen. |
| background radiation | The radiation of man's natural environment, consisting of that which comes from cosmic rays, the naturally radioactive elements of the earth and the impact of the cumulative deposition from stratospheric fallout and nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl |
| content | the themes or ideas in a work of art, as distinct from its form. |
| direct costs | Cost that can be specifically identified or traced to an activity, cost object or final cost objective. |
| elastic limit | The maximum stress to which a material may be subjected with no permanent deformation after release of the applied load. |
| guilds | organizations of craftsmen, such as those that flourished in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. |
| plane | a surface on which a straight line joining any two of its points lies on that surface; in general, a flat surface. |
| control chart | A graphical display of results of a process over time |
| ampere or amp | A unit of measure for electric current flow |
| lead customers / users | Lead customers or users are those customers or users who are the most advanced users of the product, customers who are pushing the product to its limits, or customers who are adapting an existing product(s) to new uses. |
| slbi | System loopback input |
| aaa server | An AAA server is a server program that handles user reque... |
| calculator | A calculator is a device that performs arithmetic operati... |
| icenewk | On the Internet, ping of death is a denial of service (DoS) att... |
| wafs | Wide-area file services (WAFS) is a storage technology that makes it ... |
| w3c | The W3C is an industry consortium which seeks to promote standards for ... |
| linear | a style in which lines are used to depict figures with precise, fully indicated outlines. |
| opisthodomos | a back chamber, especially the part of the naos of a temple farthest from the entrance. |
| cost benefit ratio | The ratio of the present value of benefits to the present value of costs. |
| special characteristics | Product and process characteristics designated by the customer; governmental, regulatory or safety agencies; and/or the supplier through knowledge of the product or process. |
| pki | Public Key Infrastructure: A combination of standards, protocols, and software that creates, edits, and revokes digital public key certificates. |
| dissolution | the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements, the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union or partnership |
| dry /wet pit mining | isolate gravel extraction to a confined hole in bar and wet/dry refers to whether it goes below the water table at the time of extraction. |
| microscopic stresses | Residual stresses which vary from tension to compression in a distance (presumably approximating the grain size) which is small compared to the gage length in ordinary strain measurements |
| range | Block of buildings. |
| rsa | A public key cryptographic algorithm named after its inventors (Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman) |
| safe mode | Safe mode is an alternate boot method for Windows operating... |
| microsegregation | Segregation with a grain, crystal or small particle |
| oil paint | a slow-drying and flexible paint formed by mixing pigments with the medium of oil. |
| prt | Platinum Resistance Thermometer, a resistance temperature device (RTD). |
| upwind | On the same side as the direction from which the wind is blowing—windward. |
| framer | A device used to align/synchronize to an embedded framing pattern in a serial bit stream |
| near field | The distance immediately in front of the transducer in which the ultrasonic beam exhibits complex and changing wavefronts |
| iam | Integrated access management (IAM) is a combination of business process... |
| contrast | The measure of difference in the film or detector density (darkness) from one area to another, resulting from various X-ray intensities interacting with the detector. |
| column | a vertical, structural element, strong in compression |
| directed evolution | Directed Evolution is an advanced TRIZ methodology used to create scenarios to support the planning and development of future generations of technical systems. |
| filter | A layer of absorption material that is placed in the beam of radiation for the purpose of absorbing rays of certain wavelengths and thus controlling the quality of the radiograph. |
| u-value or u-factor | A measure of how well heat is transferred by the entire window - the frame, sash and glass - either into or out of the building |
| crystallinity | for polymers, the state wherein a periodic and repeating atomic arrangement is achieved by molecular chain alignment. |
| form | the overall plan or structure of a work of art. |
| cranking amps | A test similar to Cold Cranking Amps but conducted at 32o F |
| relief | (a) a mode of sculpture in which an image is developed outward (high or low relief) or inward (sunken relief) from a basic plane; (b) a printmaking process in which the areas not to be printed are carved away, leaving the desired image projecting from the plate. |
| tap | On a handheld device, a tap is the equivalent of a mouse click on a per... |
| ram drive | What is a virtual disk? A virtual disk (also known as a vir... |
| v2p | Virtual to physical (V2P) is a term that refers to the migration of an ... |
| phase transformation | This is change from one structurally homogenous state to another |
| shrinkage cavity | Cavities in castings caused by lack of sufficient molten metal as the casting cools. |
| emissivity | A measure of the energy-emitting propensity of a surface, usually measured at a specific wavelength |
| neper | The natural logarithm of a ratio of two amplitudes (equal to 8.686 dB) used as a measure of attenuation |
| cone mosaic | a surface decorated by pressing pieces (usually colored and of conical shape) of stone or baked clay into damp plaster. |
| shell-keep | Circular or oval wall surrounding inner portion of castle; usually stores and accommodations inside the hollow walls. |
| z/vm | VM (Virtual Machine), currently embodied in a product called VM/ESA, ... |
| page | On the World Wide Web, a page is a file notated with the Hypertext Ma... |
| compressed-air chamber | space at the bottom of a caisson into which, air is introduced under pressure to exclude water so that excavation can take place. |
| quality assurance | In developing products and services, qualit... |
| conduction | The trasnfer of electrical energy or heat through or by means of a conductor. |
| fm | Frequency Modulation: A modulation method in which the carrier frequency changes with the input signal amplitude. |
| ua | A measure of the amount of heat that would be transferred through a given surface or enclosure (such as a building envelope) with a one degree Fahrenheit temperature difference between the two sides |
| jig | A Jig is a device that holds the workpiece securely in the correct positions and has the capability of guiding the tool during a manufacturing operation. |
| hot tear | A fracture formed in a metal during solidification because of hindered contraction. |
| adjacent sector innovation | A focused surveillance and innovation effort to explore how the organization's technologies and products can be adapted and/or applied to adjacent market sectors or how concepts for products in adjacent sectors can be applied to a company's products in its main sector. |
| wake on lan | Wake on LAN is a technology that allows a network profe... |
| auto-off | The ability of a device to turn itself off to conserve power after a specified period of time without any user inputs |
| directional properties | Properties whose magnitude vary depending on the relationship of the test axis to a specific direction within the material |
| t model | A tModel is a data structure representing a service type (a gen... |
| phlegmatic | not easily excited to action or display of emotion; self-possessed, calm, or composed |
| daas | Desktop as a service (DaaS), also called virtual desktop or hosted de... |
| aluminum | lightweight chemical element (Al); the most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust |
| ph | A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, using numerical values from 0 (maximum acidity) through 7 (neutral) to 14 (maximum alkalinity). |
| paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
| chancel | that part of a Christian church, reserved for the clergy and choir, in which the altar is placed. |
| creep | Time-dependent strain occurring under stress, or the change of shape that occurs gradually under a steady load. |
| refracted beam | A beam that occurs in the second medium when an ultrasonic beam is incident at an acute angel on the interface between two media having different sound velocities. |
| ebitda | Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization |
| radar | Radar is an acronym for "radio detection and ranging. |
| type k | A common thermocouple sensor pairing two wires made mostly of nickel and chromium and using variance in voltage to calculate temperaturesâknown for its wide temperature range and affordabilityâtypical in industrial applications. |
| octal | Octal (pronounced AHK-tuhl, from Latin octo or "eight") is a term t... |
| stone slinger | conveyor belt equipped dump truck than can precision place or 'throw' gravel. |
| paper and binding sizes | Standard weights and measures p... |
| wobbe index | A measure of the amount of heat released by a gas burner with a constant orifice, equal to the gross calorific value of the gas in British thermal units per cubic foot at standard temperature and pressure divided by the square root of the specific gravity of the gas |
| weld bead | a deposit of filler metal from a single welding pass. |
| value analysis | Incremental Revenue (Value) Analysis is a process... |
| conjoint analysis | A methodology for exploring and describing subjective customer views of product features |
| html | Hyper Text Markup Language: Coding language used to create web pages. |
| variability reduction | A multi-part strategy to reduce product variation and make a product more robust or fit to use through design of experiments, design within process capabilities, and process improvement. |
| collaborative product commerce | The Aberdeen Group defines Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC) as ...a class of software and services that uses Internet technologies to permit individuals - no matter what role they have in the commercialization of a product, no matter what computer-based tools they use, no matter where they are located geographically or within the supply net - to collaboratively develop, build, and manage products throughout the entire lifecycle |
| air pollution | Unwanted particles, mist or gases put into the atmosphere as a result of motor vehicle exhaust, the operation of industrial facilities or other human activity. |
| raid | RAID (redundant array of independent disks; originally redundant arra... |
| manipulator | In immersion testing, a device for angular orientation of the transducer. |
| tower | A tall structure generally set above the crossing of the church or the west front. |
| oodbms | Object-Oriented Data Base Management System |
| ariz | Russian acronym for Algorithm of Inventive Problem Solving (see Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) |
| perfunctory | performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic |
| powercap | A special surface-mount package with access to the internal cavity via an openable top |
| pfmea | Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA): A methodology for assessing the weaknesses of production processes and the potential effects of process failures on the product being produced. |
| radiographer | Any individual who performs or who, in attendance at the site where the sealed source or sources are being used, personally supervises radiographic operations and who is responsible to the licensee for assuring compliance with the requirements of these regulations and the conditions of the licenses. |
| inrush current | A momentary input current surge, measured during the initial turn-on of the power supply |
| energy | The capacity for doing work, usually expressed in watt-hours for a battery. |
| keiretsu | Keiretsu is a business network composed of manufacturers, sup... |
| force | any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure. |
| cold shut | (1) A discontinuity that appears on the surface of cast metal as a result of two streams of liquid metal meeting but failing to unite |
| unbundling | Disaggregating electric utility service into its basic components and offering each component separately for sale with separate rates for each component |
| filler | an inert foreign substance added to a matrix to improve or modify its properties. |
| fog | A darkening of the film resulting from chemical action of the developer, aging, scattered secondary radiation, pre-exposure to radiation or exposure to visible light. |
| pair | The Policy Analysis of Internet Routing (PAIR) project is a Merit Net... |
| nave | The main body of the church. |
| raised floor | A raised floor is a data center construction model in... |
| octahedral position | the void space among closed-packed, hard sphere atoms or ions for which there are six nearest neighbors |
| w32.kriz | Discovered in the fall of 1999, the Kriz virus (known more fo... |
| backup domain controller | Primary domain controller (PD... |
| general availability | The point in the product life cycle when production has been ramped-up to sufficient volumes and when product issues have been resolved so that the product is made available to all interested customers. |
| transgranular fracture | Through, or across, the crystals or grains of a metal |
| prosaic | commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative; having the character of prose rather than poetry |
| patron | the person or group that commissions a work of art from an artist. |
| abeyance | temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension |
| coupon | A piece of metal from which a test specimen is to be prepared |
| memento mori | an image, often in the form of a skull, to remind the living of the inevitability of death. |
| stylization | the distortion of a representational image to conform to certain artistic conventions or to emphasize particular qualities. |
| longhouse | A building with dwelling area and byre under the same roof-alignment, usually separated by a cross-passage |
| electromagnetic interference | Interference caused by the radiation of an electric or magnetic field. |
| ion | A charged atom or molecularly bound group of atoms; sometimes also a free electron or other charged subatomic particle. |
| isp | Internet Service Provider: Company that offers connection to the Internet. |
| leeward | Away from the direction from which the wind blows. |
| active listening | A technique used to help communication among team members and project personnel |
| potentiometer | Variable resistor in which a wiper sweeps from one end of the resistive element to the other, resulting in resistance that is proportional to the wiper's position. |
| ground-reflected radiation | the radiation from the sun which is reflected back into the atmosphere after striking the Earth. |
| hypereutectoid alloy | for an alloy system displaying a eutectoid, an alloy for which the concentration of solute is greater than the eutectoid composition. |
| typology | the Christian theory of types, in which characters and events in the New Testament (i.e., after the birth of Jesus) are prefigured by counterparts in the Old Testament. |
| fast dial-up | High-speed dialup, sometimes advertised as broadband ... |
| magnetite | A common Iron-containing mineral with ferromagnetic properties. |
| wattle and daub | a technique of wall construction using woven branches or twigs plastered with clay or mud. |
| watt | A unit of measure of electric power at a point in time, as capacity or demand |
| partisan | an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially one that shows a biased, emotional allegiance |
| sensitivity | A measure of the ability to detect small signals |
| quality of service | On the Internet and in other networks, Qo... |
| gpib | General Purpose Interface Bus: A standard bus for controlling electronic instruments with a computer |
| technology roadmap | A tabular or graphic representation of technology plans mapped against time to guide the selection and use of technology in new product development or represent the technology embodied in future products. |
| white cast iron | A white cast iron is an iron-carbon alloy with carbon concentration greater than 2.1 wt% that is solidified sufficiently quickly that graphite flakes do not form; most of the carbon is present as Fe3C. |
| wall time | Wall time, also called real-world time or wall-clock time, ... |
| standard cost | Standard Cost is the predetermined or planned cost of manufacturing a single unit or of providing a single unit of service |
| psychological inertia | Psychological Inertia is the tendency of persons to formulate opinions or attitudes, make decisions or seek known or familiar solutions to problems based on their current frame of reference, experience, and training. |
| geometric | (a) based on mathematical shapes such as the circle, square, or rectangle; (b) a style of Greek pottery made between c |
| promotion level | In a product data management system, information is assigned to promotion levels based on the approvals it has received |
| neutral | lacking color; white, gray, or black. |
| drum | (a) one of the cylindrical blocks of stone from which the shaft of a column is made; (b) the circular or polygonal wall of a building surmounted by a dome or cupola. |
| ringing method | A test method for bonded structures in which unbonds are indicated by increased amplitude of ringing signals. |
| aesthetics | the philosophy and science of art and artistic phenomena. |
| applied stress | The stress applied to a part or assembly as a result of external forces or loads. |
| rent | an opening made by rending or tearing; a breach of relations or union between individuals or groups |
| floorplan | The high-level physical layout of blocks on a semiconductor device (either chips or boards) |
| harmonic distortion | The presence of frequencies in the output of a device that are not present in the input signal, and are multiples of components of the input signal |
| cushion | Capital cut from a block by rounding off the lower corners. |
| repeatability | Ability to repeatedly produce a measurement or detectable indication with separate measurements or inspections. |
| onu | ONT (Optical Network Termination), also called ONU (Optical Network Unit), refer to the consumer end equipment in an optical Fiber to the Home (FTTH) link |
| psk | Phase-shift keying (PSK): A modulation technique in which the phase of the carrier conveys the input signal's information. |
| engineering | a profession in which a knowledge of math and natural science is applied to develop ways to utilize the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of all human beings |
| docsis | Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification: A standard for delivering data over cable TV systems, typically for subscriber Internet access services. |
| flexibility service | The service that enables a network user (shipper) to balance his input and offtake of gas, if there should be a discrepancy between the volumes of gas introduced and withdrawn from the system. |
| voussoir | one of the individual, wedge-shaped blocks of stone that make up an arch. |
| dma | Direct Memory Access: A scheme which reads or writes data directly to memory, bypassing the processor and the processor bus. |
| vanishing point | in the linear perspective system, the point at which the orthogonals, if extended, would intersect. |
| ashlar | Squared blocks of smooth stone neatly trimmed to shape. |
| lba | Logical block addressing is a technique that allows a computer to addre... |
| reformulated gasoline | A cleaner-burning gasoline that has had its compositions and/or characteristics altered to reduce vehicular emissions of pollutants |
| homogeneous | composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; of the same kind or nature |
| fluorescent lamp | A tubular electric lamp that is coated on its inner surface with a phosphor and that contains mercury vapor whose bombardment by electrons from the cathode provides ultraviolet light which causes the phosphor to emit visible light either of a selected color or closely approximating daylight. |
| pickling | The removal of surface oxides from metals by chemical or electrochemical reaction. |
| fossil fuel | Oil, coal, natural gas or their by-products |
| wetting agent | A substance that will reduce the surface tension of a liquid, thereby reducing the formation of air bubbles. |
| altar | (a) any structure used as a place of sacrifice or worship; (b) a tablelike structure used in a Christian church to celebrate the Eucharist. |
| iip3 | Third Order Input Intercept Point: The point at which the power in the third-order product and the fundamental tone intersect, when the amplifier is assumed to be linear |
| standard | A reference object used as a basis for comparison or calibration |
| internal rate of return | Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is the rate of return at which the present value of benefits equals the present value of costs/investments. |
| fretting wear | Surface damage to a metal part resulting from microwelding due to slight movement in a nearly stationary joint |
| manuscript | a handwritten book produced in the Middle Ages or Renaissance |
| technology transfer | Technology Transfer is the process of transferring research and technology from laboratories, government and outside organizations into the enterprise for practical application in new products. |
| couplant | A substance (usually liquid) used between the transducer and the test surface to permit or improve transmission of ultrasonic energy into the test object. |
| electrochemical corrosion | Corrosion which occurs when current flows between cathodic and anodic areas on metallic surfaces. |
| bay window | A window projecting beyond the wall, sometimes called a bow window. |
| fracture mechanics | A quantitative analysis for evaluating structural behavior in terms of applied stress, crack length, and specimen or machine component geometry. |
| ampere-hour | A measure of the amount of electrical charge that can be obtained from a battery |
| nucleon | A nuclear particle-either a proton or neutron or both collectively. |
| lattice | Laths or lines crossing to form a network. |
| contracted sweep | A misnomer that refers to extending the duration of the sweep to permit viewing discontinuities or back reflections from deeper in the test object |
| monomer | a molecule consisting of a single mer. |
| intergranular fracture | Brittle fracture of a metal in which the fracture is between the grains, or crystals, that form the metal |
| molding | a continuous contoured surface, either recessed or projecting, used for decorative effect on an architectural surface. |
| joint development model | A model of partnership with an external manufacturer to jointly design a product that will be produced by that manufacturer |
| strain hardening | The increase in strength and hardness that occurs when a metal is plastically deformed under such conditions that softening does not take place i.e |
| a | Area (symbolized A) is a two-dimensional quantity representing amount or ex... |
| circus | in ancient Rome, an oblong space, surrounded by seats, used for chariot races, games, and other spectacles. |
| set | Specifications du Standard D'Echange et de Transfert (French product data standard) |
| multifaceted | having many facets, such as a gem, or having many aspects or phases |
| life cycle analysis | Life Cycle Analysis is a method to assist with the quantification and evaluation of environmental burdens and impacts associated with product systems and activities, from the extraction of raw materials in the earth to end-of-life disposal |
| impede | to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances |
| water washable penetrant | A penetrant containing emulsifying such that it does not require the allocation of a separate emulsifying agent to facilitate removal by eater rinsing. |
| contact method | The testing method in which the transducer face makes direct contact with the test object through a thin film of couplant. |
| cathedral | the principal church of a diocese (the ecclesiastical district supervised by a bishop). |
| negative terminal | The terminal that current flows toward in the external circuit from the positive terminal. |
| scaffolding | The temporary wooden frame work built next to a wall to support both workers and materials. |
| adm | Add/Drop Multiplexer: A synchronous transmission network (SDH or Sonet) can carry multiple channels |
| transverse | Literally “across,” usually signifying a direction or plane perpendicular to the axis of a part. |
| dynamic | Moving, or having high velocity |
| elevation | an architectural diagram showing the exterior (or, less often, interior) surface of a building as if projected onto a vertical plane. |
| quatrefoil | an ornamental "four-leaf clover" shape —i.e., with four lobes radiating from a common center. |
| lean manufacturing | Lean Manufacturing is a operations philosophy that aims to synchronize production with demand, thereby minimizing inventory and cycle time |
| sulfuric acid | (H2SO4) The principal acid compound of sulfur, sulfuric acid in dilute and highly pure form is the electrolyte of lead-acid storage cells. |
| y-modem | The protocols that modems agree on and use for checking and cor... |
| case depth | The depth of the case, or hardened surface region, of a metal. |
| jambs | the upright surfaces forming the sides of a doorway or window, often decorated with sculptures in Romanesque and Gothic churches. |
| incandescent lamp | An electric lamp in which a filament is heated by an electric current until it emits visible light. |
| vickers hardness test | Also known as the diamond pyramid test, as the indenter used in the test is a pyramid shaped diamond |
| delta iron | The form of pure iron that exists between 1392°C and its melting point in which the iron atoms are arranged in a body centred cubic (bcc) crystalline pattern. |
| tdd | Test-driven development (TDD), also called test-driven design, is a met... |
| revenue release | The point in the product life cycle that products are released for first sale to customers |
| orthogonals | the converging lines that meet at the vanishing point in the system of linear perspective. |
| contracts for differences | A type of bilateral contract where the electric generation seller is paid a fixed amount over time which is a combination of the short-term market price and an adjustment with the purchaser for the difference |
| swap | Shared wireless access protocol |
| lantern | Small structure with open or windowed sides on top of a roof or dome to let light or air into the enclosed space below. |
| licensed material | Source material, special nuclear material or byproduct material received, possessed, used or transferred under a general or special license issued by the Atomic Energy Commission. |
| sha | Secure Hash Algorithm: A message digest algorithm developed by the NSA for use in the Digital Signature standard, FIPS number 186 from NIST |
| eam | Electro-Absorption Modulators: Chip-level modulation devices often integrated into hybrid transponder devices, alongside lasers. |
| radial | In the direction of a radius between the center and the surface of a circle, cylinder, or sphere. |
| t-sql | T-SQL (Transact-SQL) is a set of programming extensions from Sybase... |
| failure mode | A particular way in which failures occur, independent of the reason for failure. |
| contrast ratio | The relative difference in the film or detector density (darkness) between the image background and a feature of interest. |
| tracery | a decorative, interlaced design (as in the stonework in Gothic windows). |
| d/t ratio | The working distance for the X-ray tube in relation to the film distance |
| ai | Artificial Intelligence |
| mandorla | an oval or almond-shaped aureola, or radiance, surrounding the body of a holy person. |
| heads | The clamping contacts on a stationary magnetizing unit. |
| vector | A vector is a quantity or phenomenon that has two independent pro... |
| diffraction mottling | A diffuse diffraction pattern on a radiograph that sometimes results when thin sections of crystalline material are radiographed. |
| gross national product | The total market value of the goods and services produced by a nation before deduction or depreciation charges and other allowance for capital consumption and is widely used as a measure of economic activity. |
| i.link | i.LINK is the Sony Corporation implementation of a standard, IEEE... |
| ibo | Input Back-Off: In a power amplifier, a measure of how far you must reduce the input power in order to receive the desired output linearity and power |
| laminations | Metal defects with separation or weakness generally aligned parallel to the worked surface of the metal |
| application | Application means any request for certification of any site and related facility filed in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this division |
| endemic | characteristic of a specific people or place; native or indigenous |
| suspension | Liquid bath in which a solid is suspended in liquid. |
| diaper work | Decoration of squares or lozenges. |
| apsaras | celestial dancers seen in south and southeast Asian religious art. |
| creasing | þ-shaped mark on a wall, marking the pitch of a former roof. |
| peplos | in ancient Greece, a woolen outer garment worn by women, wrapped in folds about the body. |
| ventilation | The process of supplying or removing air by natural or mechanical means to or from any space |
| dph | Data pointer high |
| thermocouple | The sensor of a thermoelectric thermometer, consisting of electrically conducting circuit elements of two different thermoelectric characteristics joined at a junction. |
| tacacs | TACACS (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System) is an o... |
| narthex | Enclosed vestibule or covered porch at the entrance to a church. |
| cumulative dose | The total dose (see threshold dose) resulting from repeated exposure to radiation of the same region or of the whole body. |
| mac address | In a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC... |
| ttfc | Time remaining to full charge |
| kelvin | the temperature unit based on the theoretical minimum temperature, used in many physical calculations |
| line-focusing concentrator | a system that tracks the path of the sun by pivoting on one axis (typically East-West or North-South), using shiny parabolic troughs to heat the collector fluid that passes through a tube at the focus |
| grout | concrete mixture that is made with fine aggregate to achieve a smooth surface or easily pumped mixture. |
| mev | One million electron volts. |
| glacis | A bank sloping down from a castle which acts as a defence against invaders; broad, sloping naked rock or earth on which the attackers are completely exposed |
| sediment space | The portion of a container beneath the element sediment from the wearing of the plates collects here without short-circuiting. |
| lamassu | in Assyrian art, figures of bulls or lions with wings and human heads. |
| pier | A mass of stonework or brickwork, usually of square section, which serves as a support instead of a column. |
| resistance | The opposition of a conductor tot he passage of an electrical current, usually expressed in ohms. |
| time box or time-boxing | Time box or time-boxing refers to a technique for setting interim or end-date goal for a project and the project scope (e.g., list of features in priority order to account for the time available), approach, and plan for achieving the deadline. |
| crt | See cathode ray tube. |
| hdtv | High-definition television: an all-digital system for transmitting a TV signal with far greater resolution than the analog standards (PAL, NTSC, and SECAM) |
| i18n | Internationalization (sometimes shortened to "I18N, meaning "I - eigh... |
| environmental engineer | engineer who designs and operates systems to provide safe drinking water and to prevent and control pollution in water. |
| nemes | a head cloth worn by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. |
| empathic design | Empathic Design is based on observation watching customers/consumers use products or services |
| iab | The IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau) is an organization that fosters t... |
| standing wave | A wave in which the energy flux is zero at all points |
| homogenizing treatment | A heat treatment of an alloy intended to make it uniform in composition by eliminating coring and concentration gradients. |
| entasis | the slight bulging of a Doric column, which is at its greatest about one third of the distance from the base. |
| arcade | A row of arches. |
| young's modulus | Same as modulus of elasticity. |
| rosin | a crumbly resin used in making varnishes and lacquers. |
| yottabyte | A yottabyte is a measure of theoretical storage capacity an... |
| circumferential coil | See encircling and internal probes. |
| receiver | a device that receives solar energy and converts it to useful energy forms |
| black-figure | describing a style of Greek pottery painting of the sixth century B.C., in which the decoration is black on a red background. |
| insolation | The total amount of solar radiation (direct, diffuse, and reflected) striking a surface exposed to the sky. |
| makefile | A makefile is used with the UNIX make utility to determine wh... |
| frequency diversity | In radio systems, Frequency Diversity spreads a signal across multiple channels by transmitting multiple versions of the signal on different frequencies. |
| best practice | Best Practice is a superior method or innovative practice that contributes to the improved performance of an organization, usually recognized as "best" by other peer organizations. |
| remote diode | A diode or diode-connected bipolar transistor used as a temperature-sensing element, often integrated onto an integrated circuit whose temperature is to be measured. |
| gallery | the second story of a church, placed over the side aisles and below the clerestory. |
| accretion | an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent |
| maximum permissible dose | That dose of ionizing radiation which competent authorities have established as the maximum that can be absorbed without undue risk to human health. |
| threshold dose | The minimum dose that will produce a detectable degree of any given effect. |
| reprobate | morally depraved, unprincipled or bad; rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation |
| sacd | Super Audio Compact Disk (SACD) is a high-resolution audio CD format. |
| step pyramid | a pyramid constructed of mastaba forms of successively decreasing size. |
| insulator | a nonmetallic material that has filled valence band at 0 K and a relatively wide energy band gap. |
| temperature | Degree of hotness or coldness measured on one of several arbitrary scales based on some observable phenomenon (such as the expansion). |
| competitive intelligence | Methods and activities for transforming disaggregated public competitor information into relevant and strategic knowledge about competitors' position, size, efforts and trends |
| adpcm | Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation: A compression technique that encodes only the difference between sequential samples. |
| computer-aided process planning | Computer-Aided Process Planning uses part data and process rules to generate process plans or work instructions |
| indirect costs | Costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives that can not be readily identified to a single cost objective and readily treated as a direct cost |
| graininess | A film characteristic resulting from the grouping or clumping together of the countless small silver grains into relatively large masses visible to the naked eye or with slight magnification. |
| absolute zero | The coldest possible temperature, zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately â'273.15 °C, â'459.67 °F |
| workload | The output of a radiation machine or a radioactive source integrated over a suitable time and expressed in appropriate units. |
| callback | Callback, also known as international callback, is a system f... |
| iconoclast | a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, or religions as being based on error or superstition |
| framework | A software infrastructure that provides a common environment for communication and integration of design tools in a design process. |
| w32.kriz.dr | Discovered in the fall of 1999, the Kriz virus (known m... |
| load | weight distribution throughout a structure; loads caused by wind, earthquakes, and gravity, for example, affect how weight is distributed throughout a structure. |
| longitudinal | Lengthwise, or in an axial direction. |
| in-situ gasification | Converting coal into synthetic gas at the place where the coal is found in nature. |
| solvent remover | A nonaqueous liquid employed in removal of surface penetrant from parts or for removal of unwanted background porosity indications. |
| wll | Wireless Local Loop: Any method of using wireless communication in place of a wired connection to provide subscribers with standard telephone service. |
| domain | A substructure in a ferromagnetic material within which all the elementary magnets (electron spins) are held aligned in one direction by interatomic forces; if isolated, a domain would be magnetically saturated. |
| grandiloquence | speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic |
| elastic deformation | Change of dimensions accompanying stress in the elastic range, original dimensions being restored upon release of stress. |
| heterogeneous nucleation | Heterogeneous nucleation is the formation of the first particle of a new phase on an existing surface or defect |
| leak test | A test on sealed sources to assure that radioactive material is not being released. |
| plcc | Leaded Chip Carrier, also called PLCC or Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier: A square surface mount chip package in plastic with leads (pins) on all four sides |
| inlet limited | condition in which the maximum flow capacity of a culvert is determined by the hydraulic conditions of the inlet |
| test requirement | The stimulus, measurement, power, loads and any special test equipment or procedure essential to validate proper operation of a device or some predetermined design control or product specification definition. |
| nomination | Notification given by a producer or supplier of the volume of gas to which he is committing himself for a period applicable in the future. |
| double-hung window | a window consisting of two sashes that opens by being slid up or down |
| c | C is a structured, procedural programming language that has been widely use... |
| radio frequency | Radio frequency (abbreviated RF, rf, orr.f.) is... |
| ductile cast iron | A ductile cast iron is an iron-carbon alloy with sufficient carbon and a low concentration of an electropositive element (Mg, rare earth) that graphite forms as nodules during solidification |
| jar file | A JAR (Java ARchive) file is a file that contains the class, ... |
| natural gas | A fossil fuel consisting of, among other things, hydrocarbons (C and H), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2). |
| buttress | a mass of stone built up to support a wall, usually necessary to strengthen those of great height |
| polarization | for an atom, the displacement of the center of the negatively charged electron cloud relative to the positive nucleus, which is induced by an electric field. |
| design structure matrix | Design Structure Matrix - matrix used to represent and analyze task dependencies in a product development project / process. |
| transom | a window or pane above a door, a window that is hinged along its top edge |
| cycle | One sequence of charge and discharge |
| crosslinked polymer | A polymer in which adjacent linear molecular chains are joined at various positions by covalent bonds. |
| highly accelerated life test | Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) is a process developed to uncover design defects and weaknesses in electronic and mechanical assemblies using a vibration system combined with rapid high and low temperature changes |
| apostle | in Christian terminology, one of the twelve followers, or disciples, chosen by Christ to spread his Gospel; also used more loosely to include early missionaries such as Saint Paul. |
| tdm | Time Division Multiplexing, a scheme in which numerous signals are combined for transmission on a single communications line or channel |
| beam | A horizontal timber used to resist weight or to hold other timbers in their places. |
| alpha particle | A positively charged particle emitted by certain radioactive material |
| samarium 145 | A radioisotope of the element samarium. |
| easel | a frame for supporting a canvas or wooden panel. |
| cement | a substance that can be used to build together aggregates of sand or stone into a cohesive structure |
| curvilinear | composed of, or bounded by, curved lines. |
| accolade | award, honor, or laudatory notice; originally a light touch on the shoulder with the flat side of the sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood |
| star ground | A pcb layout technique in which all components connect to ground at a single point |
| stress corrosion | Preferential attack area under stress in a corrosive environment, where such an environment alone would not have caused corrosion. |
| gallon | A unit of volume |
| false indication | A test indication that could be interpreted as originating from a discontinuity but which actually originates where no discontinuity exists. |
| second harmonic distortion | Second harmonic distortion (HD2): Ratio of second-order harmonic to the input signal (carrier) |
| fixed costs | A cost element that does not vary with changes in the volume of cost drivers or production volumes |
| mah | A milliampere hour (mAh) is 1000th of an ampere hour (Ah). |
| halo | a circle or disk of golden light surrounding the head of a holy figure. |
| econoreset | The simplest form of microprocessor supervisory circuit, it monitors the power supply for the microprocessor and provides only a power-on reset function. |
| apocalypse | (a) a name for the last book of the New Testament, generally known as the Revelation of Saint John the Divine; (b) a prophetic revelation. |
| resistance | Resistance, represented by the symbol R and measured in ohms, is a measure of the opposition to electrical flow in DC systems |
| bal | BAL (Basic Assembler Language) is a version of IBM's assembler language... |
| serekh | a rectangular outline containing the name of a king in the Early Dynastic period of ancient Egypt. |
| mxtni | MxTNI™ (Maxim Tiny Network Interface, formerly called TINI) is Maxim's trademark for the industry's smallest web server |
| trr | Test Readiness Review |
| backscatter | Backscatter body scanning is an X-ray-based technology ... |
| anomalous | deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; not fitting into a common or type or pattern |
| game theory | Game theory is a branch of mathematics with direct appl... |
| circuit | A system of electrical components through which an electric current is intended to flow |
| level | horizontal, or: an optical/mechanical device that allows determination of horizontal. |
| ui | Unit interval (used to describe jitter generation); user information; user interface |
| prt | An acronym for Platinum Resistance Thermometer |
| drip technique | a painting technique in which paint is dripped from a brush or stick onto a horizontal canvas or other ground. |
| corrosion | Deteriorative loss of a metal as a result of dissolution environmental reactions. |
| isomer | One or two or more nuclides having measurable time intervals in different radioactive properties. |
| tdd | Time Division Duplex, the second variation of WCDMA especially suited to indoor environments where there is a need for high traffic density. |
| underbead crack | A subsurface crack in the base metal near a weld. |
| bead | A small round molding. |
| if | Intermediate Frequency: Radio communications systems modulate a carrier frequency with a baseband signal in order to achieve radio transmission |
| tensile | Pertaining to forces on a body that tend to stretch, or elongate, the body |
| queue | In general, a queue is a line of people or things waiting to be han... |
| quoin | The corner of a building; also used of the individual stones (dressed) making up the corner. |
| sphinx | in ancient Egypt, a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human, an animal, or a bird. |
| lancet | Long, narrow window with pointed head. |
| fillet | A manufacturing feature that blends two surfaces together. |
| cathode | An electrode through which current leaves any non-metallic conductor |
| mosaic | the use of small pieces of glass, stone, or tile (tesserae), or pebbles to create an image on a flat surface such as a floor, wall, or ceiling. |
| i-net | An iNet (pronounced AI-neht) is any network that uses the Internet ... |
| attenuation | A ratio used to measure the effectiveness of a given shield |
| rrc | Remaining relative capacity: The percent of the full charge that remains in a power cell. |
| palliate | to relieve or lessen without curing; to try to conceal the gravity of an offense by excuses or apologies |
| e-cd | Enhanced CD (E-CD) is a compact disc (CD) format that enables discs t... |
| pitting | Small cavities in a metal surface by nonuniform electrodeposition or by corrosion. |
| rood | Cross or Crucifix. |
| pew | wooden seats or benches to seat the congregation, appearing only toward the end of the medieval period. |
| axis | an imaginary straight line passing through the center of a figure, form, or structure and about which that figure is imagined to rotate. |
| business case | Business Case refers to the results of market, technical and financial analyses used to justify the feasibility of a new product |
| resonant frequency | The frequency at which a body vibrates freely after being set in motion by some outside force. |
| race condition | A race condition occurs when a device or system m... |
| surface probe | A probe for testing surfaces, which has a finite coverage |
| isotope | atoms of the same element having the different masses. |
| precision strip | Cold-rolled strip with an ideal thickness of between 0.01 and 0.4 mm and a maximum width of 650 mm and/or which fulfill special demands in terms of strength or edge quality, as well as displaying a high degree of dimensional accuracy. |
| celsius | A metric scale of temperature, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0° and its boiling point as 100°, at standard atmospheric pressure |
| cost reduction | A formal activity employed to rectify a cost target breach or to reduce the cost of an existing product or design |
| rfi | Radio Frequency Interference: Unwanted noise from RF sources. |
| vdd | In certain Microsoft operating systems, a virtual device driver is a pr... |
| flux leakage | Flux, or lines of force, leaking from pole to pole outside a magnet. |
| duty cycles | For rechargeable batteries, the total number of charge and discharge cycles a battery can sustain before it becomes inoperative due to a significant reduction in capacity |
| ict | ICT (information and communications technology - or technologies) is an... |
| antiferromagnetism | a phenomenon observed in some materials in which complete magnetic moment cancellation occurs as a result of antiparallel coupling of adjacent atoms or ions |
| pan | pan: In a video, context, panning is the sweeping movement of a camera ... |
| background fluorescence | Fluorescent residues observed over the general surface of the part during fluorescent penetrant inspection. |
| iacs | Conductivity as a percentage of pure copper. |
| thermodynamics | A study of the transformation of energy into other manifested forms and of their practical applications |
| oil shale | A type of rock containing organic matter that produces large amounts of oil when heated to high temperatures. |
| bast | The inner bark of a tree Baston |
| wan | Wide Area Network: Any Internet or network that covers an area larger than a single building. |
| light | A window opening. |
| magnetic materials | Materials are affected by magnetism in two general ways |
| loss of back reflection | Absence or significant reduction of an indication from the back surface of the test Object. |
| query | A database query can be either a select query or an action query |
| rose window | Circular window with radiating tracery resembling spokes in a wheel. |
| effective depth of penetration | Depth at which eddy current density drops off to 5% of the surface density. |
| emulsion radiographic | A gelatin and silver bromide crystal mixture coated onto a transparent film base. |
| ip rating | A measure of an instrument's protection against the ingress of dust, water and other substances into the equipment |
| tracery | Decorative open patterns in the stonework at the heads of Gothic windows, etc. |
| elegy | a mournful, melancholy poem, especially in remembrance of the dead |
| nip | a Normal Incident Pyrheliometer, used to determine the amount of solar irradiance emitted from the direction of the sun |
| graphical user interface | Graphical User Interface - an interface to a computer that uses icons to represent desktop objects, such as documents and programs, that the user can access and manipulate with a pointing device, such as a mouse. |
| fdm | A method for carrying multiple channels of information on one channel by dividing the available bandwidth among the channels. |
| extranet | An internet-based network that provides controlled access to outside parties |
| weld crack | A crack in weld metal. |
| surround | an encircling border or decorative frame around doors, windows, and other openings |
| hazard analysis | Hazard Analysis is the detailed examination of a product from the user perspective to detect potential design flaws (possibilities of failure that could cause harm) and to enable manufacturers to correct them before a product is released for use. |
| hornwork | Freestanding quadrilateral fortification in front of the main wall. |
| multidirectional magnetization | Two or more separate fields, having different directions can be imposed upon a part sequentially in rapid succession |
| a/v | AV, an abbreviation for audio/video, is frequently used as a generic te... |
| micromonitor™ | A device that monitors three conditions vital to processor-controlled systems: power supply, software execution, and external override. |
| batten | A narrow strip of board. |
| reheat | The heating of air that has been previously cooled either by mechanical refrigeration or economizer cooling systems. |
| mosfet | Metal-oxide-silicon field effect transistor, an integrated circuit element. |
| incise | to cut designs or letters into a hard surface with a sharp instrument. |
| vertical integration | An arrangement whereby the same company owns all the different aspects of making, selling, and delivering a product or service |
| w32/rjump | The RavMonE virus, also known as W32/Rjump, is a virus that... |
| insula | an ancient Roman building or group of buildings standing together and forming an apartment block. |
| xjack | XJACK is a type of connector for notebook computer modem that allow... |
| ogham | A type of alphabet current in Ireland and in the Irish settlements in Britain in the Dark Ages, a variant of which was used by the Picts (see p |
| ambulatory | Aisle round an apse. |
| network polymer | a polymer composed of trifunctional mer units that form three-dimensional molecules. |
| queue depth | Queue depth, in storage, is the number of pending input... |
| talud-tablero | an architectural style typical of Teotihuacán sacred structures in which paired elements—a sloping base (the talud) supporting a vertical tablero (often decorated with sculpture or painting)—are stacked, sometimes to great heights. |
| scrap | Discarded metallic material, arising from processing, from use or at the end of life |
| zmodem protocol | Zmodem is an error-correcting protocol for modems. |
| formal elements | the elements of style (line, shape, color, etc.) used by an artist in the composition of a work of art. |
| sbga | Super ball-grid array, a packaging technology. |
| dtc | Design to Cost is a development methodology that treats cost as a design parameter |
| resolving power | A measure of the ability of an ultrasonic system to separate two signals close together in time or distance. |
| stringers | In metals that have been hot worked, elongated patterns of impurities, or inclusions, that are aligned longitudinally |
| life-off | Distance between the coil of a surface probe and sample |
| corbel | A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction; step-wise construction, as in an arch, roof, etc. |
| diversity | In radio systems, diversity is a method of improving the reliability and capacity by using multiple communication channels to carry each signal. |
| scrap | Pre-cast or cast-on piece of lead or lead alloy used to connect plates into groups and to connect groups to the post. |
| product model | The Product Model is the entire product information database which describes the product completely and unambiguously |
| backup | Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they... |
| form | The defined configuration of an item including the geometrically measured configuration, density, and weight or other visual parameters which uniquely characterize an item, component or assembly |
| asymmetrical | characterized by asymmetry, or lack of balance, in the arrangement of parts or components. |
| pediment | A pediment is a low-pitched triangular gable on the front of a building |
| dark adaptation | The adjustment of the eyes that occurs over time when one enters a darkened area |
| scroll | (a) a length of writing material, such as papyrus or parchment, rolled up into a cylinder; (b) a curved molding resembling a scroll (e.g., the volute of an Ionic or Corinthian capital). |
| pacs | Personal Access Communications System (PACS) is a type of wireless te... |
| velocity profile | variation in water velocity vertically and horizontally due to roughness effects. |
| shear vertical wave | A shear wave in which the plane of vibration is normal to the incidence surface |
| campbell-stokes sunshine recorder | a clear glass sphere that focuses the sun's rays onto a special strip chart, producing a charred path when there is bright sunshine |
| stacked crystal | Several crystals cemented together with the daces of the same polarity in the same direction. |
| shadow | A region in a test object that cannot be reached by ultrasonic energy traveling in a given direction |
| heat treatment | Heating and cooling a metal or alloy in such a way as to obtain desired conditions or properties. |
| tondo | (a) a circular painting; (b) a medallion with relief sculpture. |
| nacha | The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) is a not-... |
| regulation | The service provided by generating units equipped and operating with automatic generation controls that enables the units to respond to the ISO's direct digital control signals to match real-time demand and resources, consistent with established operating criteria. |
| arcade | A row of arches on columns or piers; where attached to a wall instead of free-standing it is a blind arcade. |
| public interest goals | Public interest goals of electric utility regulation include: 1) inter-and intra-class and intergenerational equity); 2) the equal treatment of equals (horizontal equity); 3)balancing long- and short-term goals that have the potential to affect intergenerational balance; 4)protecting against the abuse of monopoly power; and 5) general protection of the health and welfare of the citizens of the state, nation, and world |
| haas | Hardware as a Service (HaaS) is a service provision model for hardwar... |
| read-only memory | Pre-programmed, permanent memory used by the computer's processor. |
| entablature | a horizontal band which runs above doorways and windows or below the cornice |
| glass solidification | Glass solidification is the formation of a non-crystalline solid from a supercooled liquid |
| reid vapor pressure | a standard measurement of a liquid's vapor pressure in pounds per square inch at 100 degrees Fahrenheit |
| w32 rjump | The RavMonE virus, also known as W32/Rjump, is a virus that... |
| control point | The temperature at which a system is to be maintained. |
| ansi | An acronym for American National Standards Institute |
| product cofigurator | A configurator is a software application that allows users to select product options, while validating that the selected options are compatible and workable |
| iaas | Infrastructure as a Service is a provision model in which an organiza... |
| flag | piece of survey ribbon. |
| local standard time | The time of day based on the longitude of the zone meridian associated with a locality |
| staphylococcus | A microscopic bacteria common to skin and mucous membranes |
| ats | Acceptance Test Specification |
| headwall | wall built at top and sides of a culvert end to secure adjacent soil |
| waterfall development model | Waterfall Development Model undertakes the development of the entire system in a series of development phases and activities |
| axiom | a self-evident truth that requires no proof, a universally accepted principle or rule |
| irradiation | Exposure to radiation, as in a nuclear reactor. |
| test plan | A Test Plan identifies the test objectives and details the activities required to achieve these test objectives. |
| early supplier involvement | Early Supplier Involvement is the process of getting the supplier involved early in the development process (when an item is being conceptualized, designed or specified) so that the supplier can make proactive suggestions to improve the design and reduce its cost vs |
| idaas | Identity as a Service (IDaaS) is an authentication infrastructure t... |
| maintainability | A characteristic of design and installation which inherently provides for an item to be retained in, or restored to a specified condition within a given period of time, when the maintenance is performed in accordance with prescribed procedures and resources |
| gamma radiation | high-energy, short wavelength electromagnetic radiation emitted by a nucleus |
| ash | Non-organic, non-flammable substance left over after combustible material has been completely burned. |
| covalent bond | a primary interatomic bond that is formed by the sharing electrons between neighboring atoms. |
| lcd | Liquid-crystal display |
| proportional limit | the point on a stress-strain curve at which the straight line proportionality between stress and strain ceases. |
| inclusive design | Inclusive design is a design approach whereby designers insure that their products and services address the needs of the widest possible audience |
| udp | UDP (User Datagram Pr... |
| deck | supported roadway on a bridge |
| atom | The smallest part into which an element can be divided and still retain the behavior of the element |
| lattice | the regular geometrical arrangement of points in crystal space. |
| electronegativity | for an atom, having a tendency to accept valence electrons. |
| concentration cell | A cell involving an electrolyte and two identical electrodes, with the electrical potential resulting from differences in the chemistry of the environments adjacent to the two electrodes. |
| nondestructive testing | Testing to detect defects in materials using techniques that do not damage or destroy the items being tested. |
| oculus | a round opening in a wall or at the apex of a dome. |
| radio frequency display | The presentation of unrectified signals on a cathode ray tube |
| annealing | a generic term used to denote a heat treatment wherein the microstructrure and, consequently, the properties of a material are altered |
| carburizing | the process by which the surface carbon concentration of a ferrous alloy is increased by diffusion from the surrounding environment. |
| hgll | High gain, low linearity |
| zoo | A zoo is a collection of viruses and worms that exist only in virus and... |
| onerous | burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; having obligations or that outweigh the advantages |
| bhūmi | the stacked ridges the horizontally segment a northern-style Hindu temple's shikhara. |
| keep-out zone | The area on or near a CPU or GPU processor that the circuit board layout design can not use, due to thermal management components, cooling, and mounting constraints. |
| impeller | rotational element that actually contacts and moves the water. |
| wet-bulb temperature | The temperature at which water, by evaporating into air, can bring the air to saturation at the same temperature |
| burgers vector | a vector that denotes the magnitude and direction of lattice distortion associated with a dislocation. |
| vcr | A VCR (videocassette ... |
| pmr | Private Mobile Radio: Radio bands generally for use within a defined user group, such as the emergency services or by the employees of a mining project. |
| tcp/ip | Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| linear mode | Uses a linear-pass element (BJT or FET) to control/regulate the charging voltage/current. |
| three-dimensional | having height, width, and depth. |
| polycrystalline | Pertaining to a solid metal composed of many crystals, such as an ordinary commercial metal. |
| decontamination | The removal of radioactive contaminants from surfaces. |
| radiographic interpretation | The determination of the cause and significance of subsurface discontinuities indicated on the radiograph |
| gate | An electronic device for monitoring signals in a selected segment of the trace on an A-scan display |
| densitometer | An instrument used to measure the degree of darkening of developed radiographic film. |
| groupthink | An undesirable condition in which all members of a group (e.g |
| markers | A series of indications on the horizontal trace of the cathode ray tube to show increments of time or distance. |
| solidification shrinkage | The decrease in volume of a metal during solidification. |
| construction manager | person who coordinates the entire construction process -- from initial planning and foundation work through the structure's completion. |
| retentivity | The property of a given material of retaining, to a greater or lesser degree, some amount of residual magnetism. |
| ūrnā | in Buddhist art, a whorl of hair or protuberance between the eyebrows of a Buddha or other honored individual. |
| collocation | The practice of physically locating multi-function integrated product team members in proximity to one another to enhance communication, coordination and decision-making on a development project |
| coil | More than one loop of a conductor wound in a spiral |
| san | Storage Area Network: A network infrastructure of shared multihost storage, linking all storage devices and interconnecting remote sites. |
| descaling | A process in which oxide (scale), formed on steel when it is at high temperature in an oxidising environment, is removed from the steel surface |
| handoff | In a cellular telephone network, handoff is the transition for ... |
| step | Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (ISO 10303) - An international product data standard to provide an complete, unambiguous, computer-interpretable definition of the physical and functional characteristics of a product throughout its life cycle. |
| in-circuit test | In-Circuit Test (ICT) is a combination of hardware and software that identifies manufacturing induced faults of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) by isolating and individually testing devices using a bed-of-nails fixture |
| ion | An atom or group of atoms that is electrically charged. |
| coherent sampling | Describes the sampling of a periodic signal, where an integer number of its cycles fits into a predefined sampling window. |
| incremental development | A hardware/software development process that produces a partial implementation and then gradually adds preplanned functionality or performance in subsequent increments |
| pressure | force applied or distributed over an area. |
| radius | The distance between the center of a circle and the outside. |
| vehicle | a term often used interchangeably with medium to mean the liquid in which pigments are suspended but not dissolved and which, as it dries, binds the color to the surface of the painting. |
| eeprom | Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| interlace | a form of decoration composed of strips or ribbons that are intertwined, usually symmetrically about a longitudinal axis. |
| water-resistant | A non-technical term used to describe instruments that are protected from the ingress of liquids |
| trough | a colloquial and descriptive name of the parabolic cylinder (surface of constant parabolic cross-section) used for collecting solar radiation along the focal length |
| tolerance design | Tolerance Design is a step in the design process (following parameter design) where the determination is made of how much variation is acceptable with a design parameter that will still allow the satisfactory functioning of the product to meet the customer's needs |
| darc | The Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council (DARC) is a group composed... |
| post | Terminal or other conductor that connects the plated group strap to the outside of the cell. |
| screen wall | a nonsupporting wall, often pierced by windows. |
| hysteresis | A quality of a system such that the output is not only determined by the input but also by the internal state of the system, particularly as it is affected by previous measurements |
| shear | A type of force that causes or tends to cause two regions of the same part or assembly to slide relative to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact |
| transducer element | The component in a transducer that actually converts the electrical energy into acoustical energy and vice versa |
| grubenhaus | Sunken-floor hut popular in Britain and on the Continent in the pagan Saxon period, but continuing in use later. |
| nanopaint | Nanopaint is a coating that can modify the properties of a ... |
| fine crack | A discontinuity in a solid material with a very fine opening to the surface, but possessing length and depth greater than the width of this opening; usually depth is many time the width. |
| hygrometer | An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity. |
| interlock | A device for precluding access to an area of radiation hazard either by preventing entry or by automatically removing the hazard. |
| cdma | Code Division Multiple Access: A digital cellular technology that uses spread-spectrum techniques |
| infiltration barrier | A material placed on the outside or the inside of exterior wall framing to restrict inward air leakage, while permitting the outward escape of water vapor from the wall cavity |
| "hard" x-rays | A term used to express the quality or penetrating power of x-radiation |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; the act of slandering |
| motif | a recurrent element or theme in a work of art. |
| vme | VERSAmodule Eurocard, or VMEBus, a microcomputer bus |
| s.m.a.r.t. | Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.... |
| oapec | Acronym for Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries founded in 1968 for cooperation in economic and petroleum affairs |
| peer review | The review of work products during their development that is performed by peers to identify defects for removal. |
| quick-turn prototyping | Production on a quick turnaround basis of a small quantity of products that are used to prove the design. |
| generation company | A regulated or non-regulated entity (depending upon the industry structure) that operates and maintains existing generating plants |
| controlled area | A defined area in which the occupational exposure of personnel to radiation or to radioactive material is under the supervision of the individual in charge. |
| universal design | Universal design is a design approach whereby designers insure that their products and services address the needs of the widest possible audience including groups such as the aged or disabled that many products otherwise would not be suitable |
| absorptance | The ratio of the radiation absorbed by a surface to the total energy falling on that surface described as a percentage. |