One of the purposes of this book is to keep terminology as simple and exact as possible. New terms have replaced some older TRIZ words. For example, we speak of "tradeoff" instead of "technical contradiction". The first criterion for selecting terms is that they reflect the subject matter adequately and are compatible with everyday language, and with professional language in industry.

Compatibility with old TRIZ terms has taken second place. Readers interested in the older terminology used in the TRIZ community should consult the glossaries prepared by Fey ^[1] and Savransky. ^[2]

Action

The influence of one component on another, particularly the influence of the tool on the object.

ARIZ

Acronym for the Russian words " algorithm rezhenija izobretatelskih zadach." An English translation is ASIP (algorithm for solving inventive problems). A step-by-step guide was developed by Altshuller for the analysis and resolving of contradictions. Altshuller and his team developed several versions of ARIZ 1956 1985.

ASIP

See ARIZ.

Auxiliary resource

Resource that changes the principal resources so that the inherent contradiction is resolved.

Conflict

See Contradiction.

Contradiction

Opposition between things or properties of things. There are two kinds of contradictions: (1) Tradeoff, a situation in which if something good happens, something bad also happens. Or, if something good gets better, something undesirable gets worse. (2) Inherent contradiction is a situation in which one thing has two opposite properties.

Convolution

Decreasing the number of parts and operations in the system so that useful features and...