method
planned path to reaching an objective
model-driven architecture
software design approach for the development of software systems
Gilbreath shuffle
way of shuffling a deck of cards
napping
method of data collection
Sitting on a man
Igbo public shaming practice
scale
analytical tool: level of observation or analysis (whole v. part of a system)
The Bruun Rule
formula for estimating the magnitude of shoreline retreat due to changes in sea level
Hawking Index
measure of how far into a book people will read
User Need
Method for requirements definition in human-centred design
cogwheel width measurement
Measuring method, which is used in the production of cogwheels
consensus decision-making
collective decision-making processes in which participants develop and decide on proposals with the aim, or requirement, of acceptance by all
gravimetric analysis
quantitative determination of a chemical species based on its mass
semaphore
variable that is changed (e.g., incremented, decremented, toggled) depending on programmer-defined conditions, used to control access to a common resource by multiple processes in a concurrent system
outflow measurement
method in hydrology used to measure flow rates in rivers
mode of transport
Wikidata metaclass for different ways of transportation such as air, water, and land transport
accounting method
method of amortized analysis
methodics
type of analysis or conception methods and tools applicable to one or more related problems, helping to design and control the systems to process them, or more formally defined and more largely used in a field of study in applied science
thermal lance
technical process for thermal cutting
Slater's rules
semi-empirical rules for quantum chemistry
push start
Method of starting engine on a vehicle by pushing or letting the vehicle roll downhill, and then engaging the clutch at the appropriate speed
life cycle assessment
environmental assessment method
active noise control
method for reducing unwanted sound by the addition of a second sound specifically designed to cancel the first
brute-force search
computer problem-solving technique
binary space partitioning
method for recursively subdividing a space into two subsets using hyperplanes
Sieve analysis
soil sieve types
ping-pong diplomacy
exchange of ping-pong players between the PRC and USA in the early 1970s
clipping
computer graphics term
Structured systems analysis and design method
systems approach to the analysis and design of information systems
fingerprint recognition
automated method of verifying a match between two human fingerprints
signage
design or use of signs and symbols on physical objects to communicate a message to a particular audience in a particular context
Dixon's factorization method
application of the square factoring method
pattern language
method of describing good design practices
fishbowl
form of dialogue that can be used when discussing topics within large groups
Current loop
electrical signalling scheme
tide table
used for tidal prediction and show the daily times and heights of high water and low water, usually for a particular location
Golden Urn
method for selecting offices in Tibetan Buddhism under the Qing dynasty
dye pack
anti-theft tool
MoSCoW Method
prioritization technique for a common understanding of the importance of the delivery of each requirement
incrementalism
by owoseni damilola jeremiah oreofeoluwa
rewriting
replacing subterm in a mathematical formula with another term
Klein Sexual Orientation Grid
Multidimensional scale of human sexuality
Roberts Cross
technique used in image processing and computer vision for edge detection
logrolling
trading of favors by legislative members to obtain passage of actions of interest to each legislative member
avalanche control
measures taken to protect against avalanches
teaching method
group of methods and principles used to teach