engineering
noun
en·gi·neer·ing
ˌen-jə-ˈnir-iŋ 
1
: the activities or function of an engineer
2
a
: the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people
b
: the design and manufacture of complex products
software engineering
3
: calculated manipulation or direction (as of behavior)
social engineering
compare genetic engineering
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Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Sana continues to focus on developing its ex vivo and in vivo cell engineering platforms and advancing its pipeline of product candidates.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Focus instead on including baseline AI skills, for example AI tools and use cases for your work, or prompt engineering skills.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Steven Dunbar, an engineering supervisor, David Farley, a physicist, and Jeff Kaskey, a businessman, fought over the city’s District 3 council seat.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engineering. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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engineering
noun
en·gi·neer·ing
ˌen-jə-ˈni(ə)r-iŋ
: the science or profession of developing and using nature's power and resources in ways that are useful to people (as in designing and building roads, bridges, dams, or machines and in creating new products)
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