as in etching
to produce a vivid impression of
that early lesson on the value of honesty permanently imprinted itself on my mind
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Recent Examples of imprinting
Fort Worth Zoo To prevent the chick from imprinting on humans, zookeepers used reflective shields, protective clothing and even an adult eagle puppet during feedings to mimic natural conditions and reinforce species-specific behaviors.
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
There’s something funny about those things imprinting your mind.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
They are created using a special 3D mold for imprinting the details.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
There’s something funny about those things imprinting your mind.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
They are created using a special 3D mold for imprinting the details.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Helium is used during the etching process, when material that's been deposited on a wafer is scraped away to form transistor structures, said Jacob Feldgoise, an analyst at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In chipmaking, fabricators rely on helium most crucially during etching—the selective removal of material to give a chip its features.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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Less than six months after Cesar Chavez died, his family members were in Santa Ana engraving their names in cement during a groundbreaking for Cesar Chavez Continuation High School.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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But in all realities, the E3 uses two auto-focus points – like a stereo range finder – for engraving over uneven or concave/convex surfaces.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Imprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprinting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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