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| cost feasability | an evaluation of the effectiveness of the potential solution from a financial persepctive |
| trade-off | what an engineer gives up in order to meet specifications while staying within the constraints; the consideration that gaining one positive quality in a design means you lose one other quality |
| experimental research | a type of research that uses tests to discover information about a potential solution |
| library research | a type of research that uses different forms and printed and digital materials as a source of information |
| research | a scientific way to discover facts about a certain topic or situation |
| discussion forum | an area of the internet where a person can type a question or comment and other people can answer the question or comment on the original message |
| thumbnail sketch | another name for a rough sketch, because of its small size |
| rough sketch | the first drawings completed by engineers, of solutions that are in the early stages of development |
| refined sketch | a type of sketch that combines all the components of the final design, which may be a combination of different ideas |
