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DT GCSE Key Words Flashcards

1
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Mechanism

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Series of parts that work together to control forces and motion

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System

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General name for a set of mechanical or electronic parts that work together to produce a desired output

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Force

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A push a pull or a twist

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Arm length

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Distance between force exerted and fulcrum

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Effort

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Input force

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Fulcrum

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Pivot around which a lever turns

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Lever

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Rigid bar that turns around a fulcrum

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Load

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Output force

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Plastic memory

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Ability of a thermo polymer to return to their original state after reheating

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gsm

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Grams per square metre

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Micron

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Small unit that measures length

One thousandth of a millimetre

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Usability

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How easy a product is to use, how clear and obvious the functions are

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Ergonomics

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The study of how we use and interact with a product or system

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Anthropometrics

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Study of the sizes of the human body

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Phycological factors

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Such things as mental reactions time, various acquired meaning associated with certain colours

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Aesthetically pleasing

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Beautiful to the senses

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Aesthetic

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Factors that concern the appreciation of beauty

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Planned obsolescence

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Business practise of deliberately out dating an item before ethe end of its life

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Non-renewable energy

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Sources that come out of the ground and can’t be replenished, finite

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Lubrication

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Substance applied to reduce friction between moving parts

Oil, grease, PTFE, graphite

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Subsystem

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Section with a specific role within a system

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System diagram

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Diagram of inter communications and flow of signals in an electronic system

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Embedding

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Customising a microcontroller to be permanently placed within a product

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Microcontroller

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Programmable electronic component adds functionality to a product

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Physical quantity

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Something that can be measured, light, temperature, speed

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Program

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Set of instructions to tell a microcontroller how to carry out a task

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Sensor

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Component that produces signal in response to a specific physical quantity

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Signal

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An electric voltage that is used to represent information

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Latching

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Switch that stays on/off after button is released

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Momentary

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Switch that only stays on when held

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Cloud computing

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Network of online servers that store and manage data

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Internet of things

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Electronic devices connect to send and receive data without human intervention

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Nanotechnology

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Technology on a microscopic scale

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Economies of scale

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Cost advantages that manufacturers obtain due to size, output or scale of product

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Context

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Situation a design solution is intended for

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Stakeholder

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Person, group or organisation with an interest in a product

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Primary user

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Person or group who will use a product

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Ergonomics/Human factors

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Scientific discipline concerned with interaction between humans and elements of a product

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Culture

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The way people people behave and relate to one another based on their ideas and activities

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Globalisation

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Businesses operating globally and developing international influence

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Sustainable economic growth

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Development that aims to satisfy economic needs of the present generation whilst sustaining natural resources for future generations

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Usability

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How easy a product is to use

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Anthropometrics

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Study of sizes of the human body

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Aesthetically pleasing

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Beautiful to the senses

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Aesthetics

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Factors concerned with the appreciation of beauty

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Proportion

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Relative scale and size

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Symmetry

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When elements are arranged the same way across an axis or around a point

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Asymmetry

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The absence of symmetry

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Ethical

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Honourable or correct

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Twenty first century design

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Current and forward way of thinking that evolves products for a preferable future

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Market pull

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A need for a product

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Marketing

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The business of promoting and selling a product

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Technology push

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Product development driven by research and development

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Circular economy

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Use resources for as long as possible then reuse and regenerate

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Throwaway society

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Society influenced by consumerism and excess

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Emerging technologies

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New technologies that are currently or in the next decade being developed

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Planned obsolescence

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Practise of deliberately outdating an item before the end of its useful life

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Non renewable energy

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Sources that are finite and can’t be quickly replenished

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Renewable energy

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Sources that are aren’t finite and can be naturally replenished

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Focus group

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Organised discussion about people’s views and experiences with a brand or concept

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User design centre

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Design strategy to make products useable focusing on user interaction

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Systems thinking

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Understanding of a product as part of larger system, ensures consideration of all aspects of a system with equal attention

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Collaboration

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Working with others for mutual benefits

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