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Engineering

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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amplifier input

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The terminals and section of an amplifier that receive the signal to be amplified. 2. The signal to be amplified.

available time

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The time during which a computer is available and ready for immediate use. 2. The amount of time a computer is available to an individual.

deceleration time

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The time taken by magnetic tape to stop moving after the last recording or playback has finished. 2. The time taken by a mechanical data storage medium, such as a hard disk, ...

brute force

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The transmission of a signal of excessive or unnecessary power. 2. An inefficient approach to a problem, which might solve the problem, but requires far more energy, effort, ...

artificial life

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The ultimate endpoint of artificial intelligence, wherein machines acquire qualities, such as wisdom and the capability to feel emotions. The state of the art is currently ...

computer graphics

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The use of computers to assist in drawing and drafting, and in the processing of video images such as photographs. 2. Broadly, any computer-generated or computer-processed ...