Status records whether an engineered system is still actually operating. Wikipedia notes Hoover Dam "impounds Lake Mead" and remains "a major tourist attraction, with 7 million tourists a year," very much in active use today. This dimension separates systems still running from those retired or demolished.
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplinesQuote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Aerospace engineering
WikipediaHistory, 1958 first definitionQuote, History, 1958 first definition
The first definition of aerospace engineering appeared in February 1958, considering the Earth's atmosphere and outer space as a single realm.
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