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| ABET, Inc. | Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Standards. |
| Automation | A machine or system that operates with minimal human control: using automated machines as control for production. |
| Bronze Age | The period of ancient human culture characterized by the use of bronze that began between 4000 and 3000 B.C. and ended with the advent of the Iron Age. |
| Chronological | Arranged in or according to the order of time. |
| Engineering | A course of study followed by a professional career that involves complex analysis, design, and development of solutions to technical problems. |
| Engineering Technology | A course of study followed by a professional career that involves testing, troubleshooting, servicing, and maintenance of technical product sand systems. |
| Experimentation | Developing a solution by conducting experiments and gathering information. |
| Fulcrum | The support structure around which a lever rotates. See lever. |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess on the predicted outcomes of a series of events. |
| Inclined Plane | A flat sloping surface along which an object can be pushed or pulled; a plane surface that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon. One of six simple machines. |
| Industrial Age | Age characterized by the advent of manufacturing machinery and the movement of populations to cities from farms. |
| Information Age | Age characterized by the rise of Internet communications. |
| Innovation | The introduction of something new; a new idea, method, or device. |
| Iron Age | The period of human culture characterized by the smelting of iron and its use in industry beginning somewhat before 1000 B.C. in western Asia and Egypt. |
| Role Model | A person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others. |
| Screw | A simple machine that uses threads to apply force; a spiral inclined plane surrounding a center shaft. |
| Space Age | Relating to, or befitting the age of space exploration. |
| Stone Age | The first known period of prehistoric human culture characterized by the use of stone tools. |
| Synthetic | A group interaction, utilizing seemingly unrelated ideas, to bring about one or two solutions. |
| Theory | A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena; (scientifically quite different from a “hunch”) |
| Time Line | A table listing important events for successive years within a particular historical period. |
