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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.
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data compression
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. The process of reducing the size of a data file by eliminating redundancies. 2. The process of minimizing the length of a data transmission by eliminating redundancies. 3. The ...
collimation
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. The process of rendering electromagnetic rays parallel. 2. Adjustment of the line of sight of an instrument, such as a level or transit.
charging
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. The process of storing electrical energy in a capacitor. 2. The process of storing electrochemical energy in a storage cell or battery.
buildup
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. The process whereby the voltage of a rotating generator starts at a point that is determined by the residual magnetism of the machine, and gradually increases to a voltage ...
differentiation
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. The processing of an input signal to create an output signal whose voltage waveform represents the derivative, with respect to time, of the input voltage waveform. 2. The ...
alternating-current transmission
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. The propagation of alternating currents along a length of conductor—especially for power-transfer purposes. 2. A means of picture transmission in which a given signal strength ...
conduction
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. The propagation of energy through a medium, depending on the medium for its travel. 2. The transfer of electrons through a wire. 3. The transfer of holes through a P-type ...
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