Factory

Noun

 * 1)  A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
 * 2)  The position or state of being a factor.
 * 3) A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
 * 4) A device which produces or manufactures something.
 * 5)  In a computer program or library, a function or method which creates an object.

Synonyms

 * manufactory

Related terms

 * fact
 * faction
 * factor
 * factorial
 * fashion

Derived terms

 * factory reset

Adjectives for Factory
besieged; enormous; noisy; irrepressible.

Verbs for Factory
boycott —; conduct —; control —; convert ——; destroy —; dispose of —; equip —; erect —; establish —; examine —; improve —; inspect —; maintain —; man —; manage —; observe -—; picket —; promote from —; strip —; supervise —; — employs; — idles; — produces; — specializes in.

Thesaurus
armory, arsenal, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic energy plant, bindery, boatyard, boilery, bookbindery, brewery, brickyard, cannery, creamery, dairy, defense plant, distillery, dockyard, factory belt, factory district, feeder plant, flour mill, industrial park, industrial zone, main plant, manufactory, manufacturing plant, manufacturing quarter, mill, mint, munitions plant, oil refinery, packing house, plant, pottery, power plant, production line, push-button plant, refinery, sawmill, shipyard, subassembly plant, sugar refinery, tannery, winery, works, yard, yards

Etymology
From factoria:, from  factor:. Probably via a Romance language; compare Italian fattoria:, Spanish factoría:, Portuguese feitoria:.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 厰, 廠, 厂，工廠, 工厂，廠家, 厂家
 * Croatian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:, fabriksbygning
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, tehdaslaitos, tuotantolaitos, teollisuuslaitos
 * French:
 * German: ,
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 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 工場(こうじょう kojo)


 * Kazakh:
 * Kurdish: ,
 * Neapolitan: fràveca
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: کارخانه
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 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: taigh-oibre, taigh-gnìomhachais , taigh-ceàirde , taigh-tionnsgain
 * Serbian: ,
 * Sotho: faboriki
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: కర్మాగారం (karmaagaaram)
 * Turkish:
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