factory

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Synonyms: factor, factors, actory, lactory

Antonyms: factor, factors, actory, lactory

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q83405}}A [[building]] or other place where [[manufacture|manufacturing]] takes place. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|UK|slang}} A [[police station]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
3. A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
4. A [[factory farm]].
5. {{lb|en|programming}} In a computer program or library, a [[function]], [[method]], etc. which creates an [[object]].
6. {{lb|en|attributive}} The original state of an [[electronic]] [[device]], as it was when it came from the [[manufacturer]].
7. {{lb|en|chiefly|Scottish|now|rare}} The position or state of being a [[factor]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
8. {{senseid|en|trading establishment}} {{lb|en|historical}} A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
9. {{senseid|en|invoice}} {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[invoice]] or [[inventory]].

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|colloquial|of a configuration, part, etc.}} Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; [[original]], [[stock]].

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