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Bumper
messing up two out of every five cars, or 40 percent of the automobiles
coming off the assembly line.
See also EXPERT SYSTEM.
BUMPER
See PROXIMITY SENSING.
BURN-IN
Before any electronic or electromechanical system is put to use, it should
undergo a burn-in process. This usually involves running the system
continuously for hours, days, or weeks. In some cases, a faulty system
fails shortly after it is put online. In many instances, however, failure
does not occur until a considerable time has passed. Intermittent failures
might not manifest themselves until many hours have passed with con-
tinuous supervision.
The burn-in process can weed out systems with early-failure problems,
minimizing real-time failures.
See also QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL.
