Engineering Terminology

A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED: We Are Still Pissing In The Wind.
THE DESIGN WILL BE FINALISED IN THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD: We Haven't Started This Job Yet, But We've Got To Say Something.
PROJECT SLIGHTLY BEHIND ORIGINAL SCHEDULE DUE TO UNFORESEEN DIFFICULTIES: We Are Working On Something Else.
MODIFICATIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO CORRECT MINOR DIFFICULTIES: We Threw The Whole Thing Out And Are Starting Again From Scratch.
EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON A FRESH APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM: We Just Hired Three Kids Fresh Out Of College.
CLOSE PROJECT COORDINATION: We Know Who To Blame.
DEVELOPED AFTER YEARS OF INTENSIVE RESEARCH: It Was Discovered By Accident.
MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH: It May Not Work OK, But Looks Very Hi-Tech.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND DELIVERY ASSURED: We Are So Far Behind Schedule The Customer Is Happy To Get It Delivered.
THE DESIGNS ARE WELL WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS: We Just Made It, Stretching A Point Or Two.
PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE: The Darn Thing Blew Up When We Threw The Switch.
TEST RESULTS WERE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING: We Are So Surprised That The Stupid Thing Works.
THE ENTIRE CONCEPT WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED: The Only Person Who Understood The Thing Quit.
IT IS IN THE PROCESS: It Is So Wrapped Up In Red Tape That The Situation Is Hopeless.
WE WILL LOOK INTO IT: Forget It! We Have Enough Problems For Now.
PLEASE NOTE AND INITIAL: Let's Spread The Responsibility For The Screw Up.
GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR THINKING: We'll Listen To What You Have To Say As Long As It Doesn't Interfere With What We've Already Done.
GIVE US YOUR INTERPRETATION: I Can't Wait To Hear This Bull!
SEE ME Or LET'S DISCUSS: Come Into My Office, I'm Lonely.
ALL NEW: Parts Not Interchangeable With The Previous Models.
RUGGED: Too Damn Heavy To Lift!
LIGHTWEIGHT: Lighter Than RUGGED.
YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT: One Finally Worked.
ENERGY SAVING: It Has A Switch To Turn It Off.
LOW MAINTENANCE: Impossible To Fix If Broken.
IT IS TECHNICALLY IMPOSSIBLE: I Don't Feel Like Doing It.
IT DEPENDS…: Abandon All Hope Of A Useful Answer.