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Accuracy
how close a measurement is to the required value.
Acrylic cement
a clear liquid used to join polymers such as acrylic together.
Aesthetics
the visual attraction or beauty of a product
Alloys
metals made of two or more metals, or combining two or more
elements, one of which must be a metal.
Anthropometrics
scientific measurements of the human body applied to the design
and construction of products.
Arts and Crafts (1850 - 1900)
a nineteenth-century design movement that preferred traditional
skills and beautiful, natural materials to machine-made products.
Art Nouveau (1890 - 1905)
a design movement which sought to unify arts and crafts through
an approach that embraced new materials and natural sinuous
forms.
Art Deco (1925 - 1939)
a modernist design movement which employed a range of exotic
influences and the use of geometrical shapes and forms to create
popular designs.
Authenticity
In the context of UCD it is the extent to which consumers' needs
have been genuinely addressed
, Automated storage and retrieval system ASRS
A computerised warehousing system for the storage, sorting and
retrieval of components, materials and products
Automatic guided vehicle AGV
Computer-operated, driverless vehicle for moving materials and
parts in factories
Batch production
The manufacture of groups of products to increase efficiency and
economy
Bauhaus movement (1919 - (1933)
An early twentieth - century German, 'form follows function'
design school started by Walter Gropius
Biodegrade
the decomposition of materials in a natural environment
Biopolymer
a biodegradable polymer
Bought-in components
components sourced from external suppliers
British standards institute (BSI)
a national organisation that devises agreed standard procedures
for performing a wide range of tasks.
Built-in (planned) obsolescence
a deliberate policy to manufacture products with a specific life
span
Carbon footprint
the greenhouse gases (mainly CO2) that enter the atmosphere as
a result of a particular activities, such as manufacturing or
transportation.
Carbon Neutral
using renewable energy sources and/or balancing CO2 emissions
by capturing carbon or other techniques
CE Mark
a mark to indicate that the product has reached the standards
required by the European committee for standardisation
Circular economy
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