(law) an intellectual property right that protects the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian

plural of cradle-to-cradle design

A biomimetic approach to the design of products and systems that models human industry on nature's processes, where materials are viewed as nutrients circulating in metabolisms.

(electronics) The maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component which the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under any workload.

plural of reservation booking designator

An expression critical of committees — which by analogy can extend to both group decision-making as well as abstract or unrelated managerialism — by emphasizing the weaknesses of incorporating too many conflicting and inexperienced opinions into a single project. The distinguishing features of a camel, including its humps, plate-shaped feet, habitual spitting, strange shape and poor temperament, are treated as the sort of deformities that typify a conflicted, or overly idealistic, design process.

The state or quality of being designed.

plural of designatum

By design; intentionally; according to plan.

plural of designee