burn-in
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process by which components of a system are exercised prior to being placed in service (and sometimes before assembly), forcing certain failures to occur under supervised conditions.
noun
The phase preceding a burn-out in which a worker's productivity and engagement with their work declines.
noun
A process by which an image becomes permanently imprinted on an electronic display such as a monitor.
Example Sentences
- "A huge personal investment results in a huge ‘burn-in’. This is probably the first state that needs to be dealt with, before switching to ‘burn-out’. Indeed discussion about the important interaction between the two could lead to the avoidance of ‘burn-out’ through understanding ‘burn-in’. Interestingly, a large body of literature has shown that professionals in the mental heath^([sic]) services seem to be more vulnerable to the ‘burn-in’—‘burn-out’ process."