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burn in

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burn in

To test a new electronic system by running it for some length of time. Although electronics can give out at any time, weak components often fail within the first few hours of use. For example, when a computer is built to order, it is often turned on and allowed to run for several hours before being released to the customer. See burn.



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Planning starts more than 12 months in advance for each controlled burn in the 7-year-old program.
Halting this second burn in no way compromised NOBE, Fingas said at a scientific briefing the next day, Because each burn ran about 50 percent longer than planned, project scientists had already collected more data on air and water quality than they had expected.
For children under 5, these temperatures can cause a burn in half the time.
 
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