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Definition of manufacturing

manufacturing

/ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/
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• noun

1

The process or business of producing goods in large quantities from raw materials in factories, especially by using machinery.

Example

"Advances in robotics have transformed modern manufacturing across the automotive and electronics industries."


2

The act of inventing, fabricating, or contriving something false or artificial, such as evidence or an excuse.

Example

"The investigation uncovered the deliberate manufacturing of false financial records by senior executives."

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• adjective

1

Relating to or engaged in the large-scale industrial production of goods from raw materials.

Example

"The company invested heavily in modernizing its manufacturing facilities to reduce carbon emissions."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the verb 'manufacture', which comes from Middle French and Medieval Latin 'manufactura', literally meaning 'a making by hand' (from Latin 'manus' meaning 'hand' and 'factura' meaning 'a working or making'). Ironical to its literal root, modern usage almost exclusively denotes mechanized, large-scale industrial production rather than handcraft.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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