etch

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  1. transitive verb To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid.
  2. transitive verb To make or create by this method: etch a design on glass.
  3. transitive verb To impress, delineate, or imprint clearly: a landscape that is forever etched in my memory; trees that were etched against the winter sky.
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  • We * have not* in 1.0.2 changed the package names from "etch" to "org. apache.etch", that change will be in our next release, apache - etch-1. 1-incubating, which will be ready for release in another 2-3 weeks. —  general@incubator.apache.org Archives
  • The challenges are improving the integrated relationship of process steps such as etch, deposition, copper fill and CMP, as well as improving the speed and accuracy of the die-to-wafer placement during die attach. —  Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
  • The maker stated that the sculpt, etch, and polish of the skin would take about two weeks to finish. —  Softpedia News - Global
  • Last out the door was Richie Garcia, soon to etch his name into Yankee Stadium mythology along with that of a young fan named Jeffrey Maier, but at that moment blissfully unaware of what was about to transpire. —  Bronx Banter
  • I think we view that etch, which is typically a 12\% to 13\% of wafer fab equipment. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German ezzen, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Dutch etsen, etch, = Danish ætse = Swedish etsa, from German ätzen, feed, bait, corrode, etch, from Middle High German etzen, Old High German ezzen, give to eat, literally cause to eat, causative of ezan = English eat: see eat.
  2. from Middle English echen, variant of eken, eke: see eke.
 

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