R&D
Corporate discovery division
R&D stands for research and development—the work companies and institutions do to discover new knowledge and create new products or processes.
R&D departments experiment, test, and innovate: The company invested heavily in R&D.
The term appears in business and policy contexts discussing innovation spending and competitive advantage.
Testable proposed explanation
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- testingExamining to evaluate
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
empirical · validation · measurement · observation · experiment · control · variable · sample
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- discoveryAct of finding something
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
novelty · originality · pioneering · ideation · brainstorming · conceptualization · visionary · inventiveness
Making preliminary models
- designPurposeful creative planning
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
requirements · integration · iteration · conceptualization · validation · usability · roadmap · milestone
Supplying monetary resources
- budgetPlan for spending
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- expenditureMoney paid out
- allocationDistribution of shares
ROI · subsidies · consortium · partnership · collaboration · startups · incubator · accelerator
Automaton design field
- nanotechEngineering at molecular scale
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- simulationImitation of real processes
algorithm · photonics · cybernetics · automation · sensors · computational
Manufactured therapeutic substances
- biotechApplied biological engineering
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- electronicsStudy of circuits
chemicals · defense · telecommunications · agriculture · semiconductors · energy
Exclusive rights to inventions
- licensingGranting official permission
- marketVenue for trade
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
production · launch · regulatory · FDA · compliance · commercialization
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
laboratory · empirical · validation · measurement · observation · experiment · control · variable · sample · methodology
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- discoveryAct of finding something
- creativityCapacity for original thought
ingenuity · novelty · originality · pioneering · ideation · brainstorming · conceptualization · visionary · inventiveness · revolutionary
prototyping
Making preliminary models
- designPurposeful creative planning
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- analysisMethodical study of parts
specifications · requirements · integration · iteration · conceptualization · validation · usability · roadmap · milestone · pipeline
funding
Supplying monetary resources
- budgetPlan for spending
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- expenditureMoney paid out
allocation · ROI · subsidies · consortium · partnership · collaboration · startups · incubator · accelerator
robotics
Automaton design field
- nanotechEngineering at molecular scale
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
simulation · algorithm · photonics · cybernetics · automation · sensors · computational
pharmaceuticals
Manufactured therapeutic substances
- biotechApplied biological engineering
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
electronics · chemicals · defense · telecommunications · agriculture · semiconductors · energy
patents
Exclusive rights to inventions
- licensingGranting official permission
- marketVenue for trade
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
manufacturing · production · launch · regulatory · FDA · compliance · commercialization
- Business AcronymsSKU, UPC, CEO, COO, POS
- product designCAD, prototyping, design process, design iteration, specifications
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- researchstudy, archive, peer review, investigating, citation
- tech industrysoftware, computers, semiconductors, hardware, Amazon
- departmentsdepartment, HR department, finance department, legal department, marketing department
Industrial product creation
production · operations · assembly · mass production · fabrication
Profit-driven market introduction
implementation · deployment · rollout · scaling · go-to-market
R&Dexecution
Completing a planned task
replication · copying · application · standard practice · imitation
- R&D centerFacility for scientific development
- R&D fundingMoney for developing innovations
- R&D budgetAllocated innovation expenditure
- R&D facilitySite for experimental work
research, development, develop, developed, developing, developer, developers, developmental, developmentally