Factory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Factory is a noun meaning A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
Meaning
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
More Meanings
- (UK, slang) A police station.
- A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
- A factory farm.
- (programming) In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
- (attributive) The original state of an electronic device, as it was when it came from the manufacturer.
- (chiefly Scotland, now rare) The position or state of being a factor.
- (historical) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
Example Sentences
chicken factory; pig factory
Radio became a star factory for journalists.
factory settings; factory defaults; a factory reset
History has shown that, even without cheap labor, factories run perfectly well.
Word Forms
- factories
Synonyms for factory
Depending on context, synonyms include manufactory, mill.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include manufactory, mill, works, workshop, manufacturer, industrial.
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