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| technology | how people modify the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practical problems |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| system | a group of related parts that work together |
| goal | the overall purpose of a technological system |
| input | something that is put into a technological system in order to achieve a goal |
| process | a sequence of actions that a technological system undergoes to produce an output |
| output | the result or product from the operation of a technological system |
| feedback | the information a technological system uses to monitor the input, process, and output so that the system can adjust itself to meet the goal |
| engineer | a person who is trained to use both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems |
| brainstorming | a process in which group members freely suggest any creative solutions that come to mind |
| constraint | any factor that limits or restricts a design |
| trade-off | an exchange in which one benefit is given up in order to obtain another |
| prototype | a working model used to test a design |
| troubleshooting | the process of analyzing a design problem and finding a way to fix it |
| patent | a legal document issued by a government that gives an inventor exclusive rights to make, use, or sell and invention for a limited time |
| risk-benefit analysis | the process of evaluating the possible problems of a technology compared to the expected advantages |
