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Concept information

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH > TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION > RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION > RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Preferred term

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT  

Definition

  • THE USE OF RESOURCES TO CREATE NEW KNOWLEDGE, AND TO DEVELOP NEW AND IMPROVED PRODUCTS OR MORE ECONOMICAL METHODS OF PRODUCTION. RESEARCH IS THE PART OF THIS DEVOTED TO DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE; DEVELOPMENT IS THE PART DEVOTED TO BRINGING NEW IDEAS TO THE STAGE WHERE PRODUCTION FOR THE MARKET CAN START.

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Entry terms

  • INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
  • R & D

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Definition source

  • DE-2017

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/b1af03ac-0886-4d3a-89fc-e562f2f27590

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