burn in

To fix and render durable, as colours, by means of intense heat.

(figurative) To imprint indelibly on the mind.

To exercise electrical components by means of burn-in.

To eat into, as fire.

A process by which an image becomes permanently imprinted on an electronic display such as a monitor.

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.

The phase preceding a burn-out in which a worker's productivity and engagement with their work declines.