Glossary E

Environmental stress screening (ESS) revolves around the manufacturing stage in which all assemblies are subjected to abnormal stresses, with the aim of forcing all early failures to occur and to test the reliability of the assemblies. This process is also called reliability testing.

Emboss is described as a technique of pressing an image into paper to create a 3D or raised effect.

Electroplating revolves around the process of covering a base metal with a thin film of gold by setting it in a chemical solution through which an electric current flows to coat it with precious metal.

Electronic shopping is described as shopping over the Internet or with the use of a computer or through a TV cable channel.

Electronic computer is described as an "electronic device that accepts information in digital or similar form and manipulates it for a result based on a sequence of instructions.

Electrolyte refers to the medium which provides the ion transport mechanism between the positive and negative electrodes of a cell. These are substances that produce ions in aqueous solution. It is also a solution that conduct an electric current.

Ear is the name given to the finger grip of pressed glass between the shoulder and finish of a ? gallon, gallon, or other glass jug. The ear is used to facilitate holding the jug.

Deutsch: Belichtung / Español: Exposición / Português: Exposição / Français: Exposition / Italiano: Esposizione /

Exposure describes the process of allowing radiation to interact with some areas of a photoresist layer while blocking the radiation from reaching other areas of photoresist.