Definition of factory Factory
/fæˈktɚi/ - [fakteree] - fac•to•ry
We found 14 definitions of factory from 6 different sources.
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What does factory mean?
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NounPlural: factories |
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| factory - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing | ||
| mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory | ||
| industrial plant, plant, works (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| assembly plant a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product | ||
| auto factory, automobile factory, car factory a factory where automobiles are manufactured | ||
| cannery a factory where food is canned | ||
| chemical plant an industrial plant where chemicals are produced | ||
| foundry, metalworks factory where metal castings are produced | ||
| lumbermill, sawmill a mill for dressing logs and lumber | ||
| paper mill a mill where paper is manufactured | ||
| assembly line, production line, line mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it | ||
| shop floor workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor" | ||
| stamp mill, stamping mill a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps | ||
| steel factory, steel mill, steel plant, steelworks a factory where steel is made | ||
| sweatshop factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry | ||
| textile mill a factory for making textiles | ||
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Wiktionary 
- factory (Noun)
A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country. - factory (Noun)
The position or state of being a factor. - factory (Noun)
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. - factory (Noun)
A device which produces or manufactures something. - factory (Noun)
In a computer program or library, a function or method which creates an object.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- factory (n.)
A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers. - factory (n.)
The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a British factory. - factory (n.)
A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a manufactory; as, a cotton factory.
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factory
In architecture, a term used as a synonym for "building". -
factory
An establishment where products are manufactured using industrial methods. -
factory
Single building or group of buildings and installations destined to industrial activities.
Wikipedia 
- A factory is a building where workers use machines to make objects for sale. It usually refers to a building companies use to make different products.
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🔤- factory, noun, singular of factories.
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