reactive ion etching

initialism: RIE
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09563
Etching technology used in microfabrication that uses chemically reactive plasma to remove material from a substrate.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1861. 'Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1886 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1215)