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Glossary: Technical terms from the field of test technology

The INGUN glossary contains all relevant definitions from the field of testing technology. From A to Z we explain the most important terms in a simple and understandable way.

0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

0-9

1-stage contacting / single-stage contacting
2-stage contacting / dual-stage contacting

A

Absorber mat
Anti-pinch protection

B

Barrel
Basic unit
Batch testing
Bead probe
Beading
Board marker probe
Boundary scan
Button activation

C

Customisation accessories
Cleaning mats
Cleaning test probes
Collar
Collar height
Connection test
Contact force
Contacting
Contacting stroke
Contamination
Continuity check
Crimp profile
Customisation accessories
Customising guidelines
Customising instructions

D

Desk housing
Detection test
Drive mechanism
Drive unit

E

Electrostatic discharge
ESD exchangeable kit
ESD quality check
E-TYPE® FUSION
E-TYPE probe
Exchangeable kit
Exchanging receptacles
Extraction tool

F

Fine pitch
Fine pitch test probes
Flat housing
Flying probes
Function test
Functional units

G

Gas pressure spring
Grid
Ground connection
Guide bush

H

Home position

I

ICT probe
Impedance
In-circuit test
Inline interchangeable kits
Inline test system
Insertion tools
Installation height
Interchangeable kit
Interchangeable test fixture
Interface block
Internal interface

L

Leakage test

M

Manual test fixture
Mass testing
Material
Maximum contact cycles
Maximum stroke
Metric test probe
Mil
Mounting plate
Moving plate

N

Naming key
Nominal spring force
Non-rotating probes

O

Open test
OSP coating

P

Pads
PCB
PCB support pin
Pins
Plug connector
Plug contacting
Plunger
Pneumatic test fixture (PA)
Posts
Pre-centring
Pre-load
Pressure frame
Pressure frame plate
Pressure frame unit
Printed circuit board (PCB)
Probe plate
Probe plate unit
Push-back probe
Push-back test
Pushrod

R

Radio frequency exchangeable kits
Receptacle
RF absorber
RF absorber mat
RF assembly
RF transfer
Rigid pin
Rotating test probes

S

Screw-in probes
Seal test
Series
Series testing
Service life
Side approach mechanism
Signal transmission
Small batch testing
Spacer sleeve
Spare part kit
Spring
Spring force
Spring-loaded pushrod
Spring-loaded test probe
Stand-alone test fixture
Standard exchangeable kit
Starter kit
Step probe
Stroke
Stroke limiting disc
Stroke measurement probe
Stroke sensor
Suction devices
Switching probe

T

Tandem version
Test fixture
Test plug
Test point
Test system
Test system interface
Testing methods
Tip-style
Tooling-pins
Transfer field

U

Usable area

V

Vacuum cassette
Vacuum cover
Vacuum test fixture (VA)
VG-strip
VIAs

W

Wire-wrap posts
Wire harness
Wiring guard plate
Working stroke