Tech Terms - Set 1

Programming dictates tasks to a wide range of factory tools and machinery, from drills and grinders to lathes

Software and computer-controlled machines execute high-precision tasks to build products

A machine layers materials, such as plastic, liquid and metal powder, to build three-dimensional objects

The rate at which an object’s velocity changes over time. Acceleration includes both speed and direction

The digital creation of two-dimensional drawings and three-dimensional models using a computer system

The study, design, and practical application of devices and systems that use electricity and electronics

The development of computer systems using algorithms, patterns and statistical models so that they begin to learn and improve automatically without human intervention

The manufacture and manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale to produce innovative materials and devices

A discipline of thermal engineering involving the generation, use, and exchange of thermal energy between material systems

A manufacturing process used to shape metal through compressive forces such as hammering, pressing or rolling