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Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology: Graphic Products KEY DEFINITIONS
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- 1AdvertisingAny type of paid-for media that is designed to inform and influence potential existing customers
- 2AestheticsThe sensory responses that people make to stimuli such as colour, shape, smell and touch. Visual aesthetics refers specifically to those that are concerned with appearance (i.e. the look of the product)
- 3AutomationThe use of machinery, rather than people, in manufacturing and data processing
- 4BarcodeUnique pattern containing a code to identify an item.
- 5Batch ProductionManufacturing process in which components or products are produced in groups (batches) and not a continuous stream
- 6BauxiteThe naturally occurring ore in the earth's crust that aluminium is made from
- 7BiodiversityThe variety of animal and plant species in an area
- 8BiofuelsFuel sources derived from agricultural crops
- 9BiomassOrganic matter such as timber and crops grown specifically to be burnt in order to generate heat and power or made into biofuels used in transport
- 10Blister PackagingPackaging in which the product is sealed in plastic, usually with a card backing
- 11Blow MouldingThe process of using air, under pressure, to give form to hollow products using polymers (e.g. PET fizzy drinks bottle)
- 12BluetoothA radio-frequency (RF) based technology for wireless digital data communication over short distances
- 13BrainstormHold a session to analyse terms and suggest solutions to problems
- 14BrandUnique design, sign, symbol, words used to create an image that identifies a product and differentiates from its competitors
- 15Built-in-obsolescenceBusiness practice of deliberately out-dating a product before the end of its useful life and introducing a newer model or version
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- Key definitions for edexcel graphic products. PLEASE NOTE: these are only the key definitions, do not rely on this resource alone to pass your exam, it will help you to know the important definitions indicated by the official textbook, but you need to understand the course before you test yourself, so that you can apply the definitions. (currently incomplete-will be completed before the 2015 exam-don't worry!)
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