The META Scholar Volume 8 | Seite 36

PRO-Words Some PRO-words to make you … sound like the expert. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) is a federal labor law of general and nationwide application, including Overtime, Minimum Wages, Child Labor Protections, and the Equal Pay Act. CURING LIGHT is a dental medical device that is used to provide heat- or cold-curing of the base resins that comprise most acrylic dentures. . ETHYLENE OXIDE (EO or EtO) GAS STERILIZER is commonly used to sterilize objects sensitive to temperatures greater than 60 °C such as plastics, optics and electrics. Ethylene oxide treatment is generally carried out between 30 °C and 60 °C with relative humidity above 30% and a gas concentration between 200 and 800 mg/L for at least three hours . KDE (pronounced /ˌkeɪdiːˈiː/) is a free software project based around its flagship product, a desktop environment mainly for Unix-like systems. POTENTIOMETER (known as a "pot") is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used (one side and the wiper), it acts as a variable resistor or rheostat. Potentiometers are commonly used to control electrical devices such as volume controls on audio equipment. UP-TIME is the time during which a medical device is operational, up, and functioning as desired or available for operator so they can continue working normally. Up-time is important as a part of a service contract, such as hours that are covered under the contract (e.g. Monday-Friday 8 am to 5 pm) and according to the contract agreement as the time that the hospital needs the equipment to be available for use. Field service engineers are required to provide that service coverage as part of the paid service agreement. NETWORK SWITCH is a computer network device that connects a virtual network. A switch is can simulate a network that broadcasts the input signal F