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ruggedize, v. orig. U.S.|ˈrʌgɪdaɪz|
[f. rugged a.1 + -ize.]
trans. To make rugged; to produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage. So ˈruggedized ppl. a.; ruggediˈzation.
1954Electronic Engin. XXVI. 255 The recent introduction of ‘ruggedized’ valves. 1958C. C. Adams Space Flight 198 Automatic-control mechanisms must be added to the ship so that maneuvers can be programmed into them while the men are lying all but helpless on their contour chairs. And these equipments themselves must be ‘ruggedized’ to withstand the very accelerations they are compensating for. 1959Wall St. Jrnl. (Eastern ed.) 18 May 13/3 There are no two ways about it. Ruggedization is costly. 1962Daily Tel. 21 May 10/8 A leaflet..from a New York electrical equipment firm..describes a ‘ruggedised weather-proofed instrument’. 1969IEEE Trans. Nuclear Sci. XVI. 314/1 An electronic subsystem packaged in a compact and ruggedized fashion suitable for operation in outer space. 1971Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 10 Dec. 31/4 The tubes were used extensively in the Korean War. Since then they have been miniaturised and protected—or ‘ruggedised’—against the rough treatment they can expect on active service, and have spawned many instruments. 1977Sci. Amer. Oct. 140/1 (Advt.), When the frequency, sinusoidal amplitude and sweep rate of the vibration levels demand the ultimate in ruggedization, consider Questar. |