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| Idler
Gear |
a small gear
fitted between two gears so they rotate in the same direction |
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| Identifying
needs |
the process of looking at the behaviour and
conditions of people and other living things and identifying what they
need to be healthy, comfortable, interested, at ease etc. |
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| Image
Board |
a collection of pictures, cut-outs from magazines
or newspapers, quick sketches and photographs. They help a designer,
to understand the context
in which they are working |
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| Improvements |
the process of making things better than they are
at the moment, usually in response to an evaluation of a product
or situation in which shortcomings have been identified |
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| Information
sources |
places to look for information that will be
useful in helping to understand a design brief and develop design ideas
e.g. books, magazines, radio, television programmes and the internet. |
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| Ingredients |
the individual
components of a recipe or food product |
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| Input |
switches or
sensors used at the beginning of a system to produce a signal |
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| In-organic |
a
mineral usually mined from the earth |
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| Integrated
Circuit |
small electronic
circuits built on a 'chip' |
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| Interference |
electrical noise
which distorts a signal |
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| irradiate |
using radiation
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| Irreversible |
something which
cannot be undone |
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| Isometric
Grid |
a grid used to
guide freehand drawing with lines which are vertical and at 300
to the horizontal |
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| Insulation |
a material that is used to prevent heat transfer.
It will keep cold things cold and hot things hot. Also used to describe a
material that does not conduct an electric current
and is used to cover wires and parts of components. |
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