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Engineering
Engineering (pronunciation: /ˌenjəˈniriNG/) is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical structures, machines, processes, and systems.
Etymology
The term "engineering" is derived from the Latin words "ingenium," meaning "cleverness" and "ingeniare," meaning "to contrive, devise".
Related Terms
- Civil Engineering: A branch of engineering that encompasses the conception, design, construction, and management of residential and commercial buildings and structures, water supply facilities, and transportation systems for goods and people, as well as control of the environment for the maintenance and improvement of the quality of life.
- Mechanical Engineering: The branch of engineering dealing with the design, construction, and use of machines.
- Electrical Engineering: The branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity, especially the design and application of circuitry and equipment for power generation and distribution, machine control, and communications.
- Chemical Engineering: The branch of engineering concerned with the design and operation of industrial chemical plants.
- Software Engineering: The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software.
- Biomedical Engineering: The application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g. diagnostic or therapeutic).
- Aerospace Engineering: The primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft.
- Environmental Engineering: The application of science and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites.
- Industrial Engineering: A branch of engineering which deals with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations.
- Systems Engineering: An interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design and manage complex systems over their life cycles.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Engineering
- Wikipedia's article - Engineering
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