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| Accuracy | 1. The condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; precision; exactness. 2. The degree of correctness of a quantity or expression. |
| Assembly | A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit. |
| Brainstorming | A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking, etc., by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion. |
| Component | A part or element of a larger whole. |
| Consensus | A general agreement. |
| Constraint | 1. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities. 2. A limitation or restriction. |
| Decision Matrix | A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria. |
| Design Brief | A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution. |
| Design Modification | A major or minor change in the design of an item, effected in order to correct a deficiency, to facilitate production, or to improve operational effectiveness. |
| Design Process | A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice. |
| Design Statement | A part of a design brief that challenges the designer, describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed. |
| Designer | A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some way using visual cues to organize work. |
| Open-Ended | Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad. |
| Pictorial Sketch | A sketch that shows an object’s height, width, and depth in a single view. |
| Problem Statement | A part of a design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client’s or target consumer’s problem, need, or want. |
| Purpose | The reason for which something is done or for which something exists. |
| Sketch | A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study. |
| Solid Modeling | A type of 3D CAD modeling that represents the volume of an object, not just its lines and surfaces. This allows for analysis of the object’s mass properties. |
| Target Consumer | A person or group for which product or service design efforts are intended. |
| Team | A collection of individuals, each with his or her own expertise, brought together to benefit a common goal. |
