Across
- 2. A representation, often on a small scale, of a proposed structure; simplified description or plan of a system or design to assist calculations and predictions.
- 4. A supply or source of support; stock that can be drawn on; inventiveness; ingenuity.
- 7. path: Sequence of stages, marking transition points, and determining the time needed for a project.
- 11. The study of the relationship between people and their environment, especially the equipment they use.
- 13. The provision of effective benefit in relation to the cost involved.
- 15. The process of adjusting or altering to fit new conditions or purposes.
- 16. An organised, detailed description of the criteria for construction, appearance, performance and so on, in relation to some projected work or construction.
- 17. Reconsideration; the action of turning or fixing thoughts on some subject; an act of concentrated thinking.
- 19. The development of standardised parts or independent units for assembly especially within construction, manufacturing, or electronic systems.
- 22. The branch of technology concerned with the development and application of circuits or systems using electron devices, including magnetic amplifiers, transistors.
- 23. Favourable circumstances for action; good chances for achieving an end or purpose.
- 25. A partial alteration to a structure or system, usually to make it more efficient, without changing its essential character.
- 27. A set of things or parts connected, associated, or interdependent so as to form a complete unity; a whole composed of parts in an orderly arrangement according to some plan.
- 28. A complete route or path through which a current or communication channel can flow; the apparatus through which current passes.
- 30. An industry based on the processing of fluid or bulk resources into other products. Examples are the chemical and petrochemical industries.
- 32. The ability of a system to work under changing conditions.
- 33. Preliminary conception or plan; development of specifications necessary to execute plans.
Down
- 1. Conditions or situations which precede or follow an event and help fix its meaning and give it coherence.
- 3. The process or art of drawing in accordance with mathematical rules; design and decoration involving typography.
- 5. All external conditions and influences affecting the life or development of a person or organism.
- 6. Capacity to connect components or systems; having reciprocal links.
- 8. Requirements; conditions or circumstances motivating some course of action.
- 9. Gaining the best or most favourable outcome.
- 10. An object, plan, or service produced by effort, natural process, manufacture, or operation; a result or consequence.
- 12. The technique of using living materials or systems, including micro-organisms, to perform chemical processing, such as waste recycling, or to produce other materials, such as cheese or antibiotics; also the process of using genetic techniques to modify organisms.
- 14. A term generally associated with manufacturing, where materials are shaped and assembled according to a systematic plan.
- 18. Probability that a system will not fail.
- 20. Concerned with the qualities of appearance; visual appeal; good taste; beauty.
- 21. The ratio of useful work achieved to the amount of effort and resources used.
- 24. The action taken to communicate with, inform, and gain support from a client or consumer.
- 26. Information gained as a result of tests.
- 29. An automated machine that can be programmed to perform a variety of specific mechanical functions.
- 31. The technology of designing, building, controlling, and using robots.