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EBOM

See engineering bill of materials.

edge cutout

See notch.

edge hole

See notch.

edge preparation

See bevel.

endcut

Specifies how the profile should be prepared (cut) in its ends.

engineering bill of materials

See parts list. The engineering bill of materials (EBOM) is produced during the design of a product as opposed to the manufacturing bill of materials. It is often used as a basis for material ordering.

environment variable

A variable, controlling an action or a behavior in some programs. The environment variables are set up in the Windows registry and thereby accessible from all executables. Most often, the values of the variables are project-dependant, and separate utility programs can define and modify the values.

excess

Material added to compensate for inaccuracies in manufacturing and assembly. Sometimes called overmaterial, green material or stock.