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| Program | The set of instructions needed to accomplish a given task. |
| Bunny Suit | Special clothing worn by workers in a clean room that helps to keep human contaminants away from the chips. |
| Contamination | Intrusion or contact with dirt, dust, or impurities that adversely affect chip fabrication. |
| Fab | The fabrication plant that houses the entire business of manufacturing computer chips. |
| Mask | A patterned plate or template used to expose selected areas of a wafer to light in the process of fabricating a computer chip. |
| Micron | A unit of measure that is one millionth of a meter. |
| Photoresist | A light-sensitive material that changes chemically when light shines onto it. |
| Silicon Compiler | An application that is able to produce the mask or pattern needed for a particular layer on the chip. |
| Fabrication | The process of manufacturing a computer chip. |
| Quality Control | A formal procedure used in manufacturing to ensure that the product being produced meets a specific standard. |