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factory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (London) audio
  • /ˈfæk.tɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfæk.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfæk.tɚ.i/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Probably from factor + -y, although in noun sense 1 (“a place where manufacturing takes place”) apparently influenced strongly by association with Classical Latin fact-, the past participial stem of faciō (“to make”); compare manufactory and Latin factōrium (“an oil press”). In noun sense 8 (“a trading establishment”), originally after Portuguese feitoria. In noun sense 9 (“an invoice or inventory”), probably after obsolete Dutch facture (“bill”); see facture. Compare Dutch factorij, Middle French factorie, Spanish factoría.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable, of a configuration, qualifier:part, usually) Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.
    • See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory.

factory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (London) audio
  • /ˈfæk.tɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfæk.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfæk.tɚ.i/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Probably from factor + -y, although in noun sense 1 (“a place where manufacturing takes place”) apparently influenced strongly by association with Classical Latin fact-, the past participial stem of faciō (“to make”); compare manufactory and Latin factōrium (“an oil press”). In noun sense 8 (“a trading establishment”), originally after Portuguese feitoria. In noun sense 9 (“an invoice or inventory”), probably after obsolete Dutch facture (“bill”); see facture. Compare Dutch factorij, Middle French factorie, Spanish factoría.

Meanings

  1. A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
    • […] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
    • History has shown that, even without cheap labor, factories run perfectly well.
    • The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 7, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
  2. (UK, slang) A police station.
    • The guys all knew each other and we were having a jolly old chinwag as we marched them out of the house in front of their stunned neighbours and into a van we had called to take them all to the Factory (police station). 2010, Harry Keeble, Kris Hollington, Crack House:
  3. A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
    • Radio became a star factory for journalists. 2009, Sam Riley, Star Struck: An Encyclopedia of Celebrity Culture, page 200:
  4. A factory farm.
    • chicken factory; pig factory
  5. In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
    • The task factory […] is the object that is responsible for creating instances of those tasks dynamically. 2010, Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi, William Bartholomew, Inside the Microsoft Build Engine:
  6. (attributive) The original state of an electronic device, as it was when it came from the manufacturer.
    • factory settings; factory defaults; a factory reset
  7. (Scotland, archaic) The position or state of being a factor.
  8. (historical) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
    • We had here his curate, Mr. Furley, who had been nine years chaplain to the English factory at St. Petersburg […] . 1792, James Boswell, in Danziger & Brady (eds.), Boswell: The Great Biographer (Journals 1789–1795), Yale 1989, p. 184
  9. (obsolete) An invoice or inventory.
    • A short factory of goods sent to Janggamay by Thomas Samuell as principal, Tho. Dryver, and another named Cheque as assistants, anno 1613 in Sciam, the which amounteth as in a long factory at large appeareth, in Sciam money unto T. 2,025 2 2½, collected into this brief as followeth: […] 1615 September 6 (Gregorian calendar), Lucas Antheuniss, “Lucas Antheuniss to Thomas Samuel”, in William Foster, editor, Letters Received by the East India Company from Its Servants in the East […], volume III, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company […], published 1899, →OCLC, pages 155–156:
    • What Sterl. is Mr. Lawſon to charge himſelf with, on Account of this Factory, […] 1720, M[artin] Clare, “Invoyce from France”, in Youth’s Introduction to Trade and Business: […], London: […] J. Dawks, for Edward Symon, […], →OCLC, page 81:
    • A of Amſterdam is debtor to B of Briſtol, for mercery wares as per factory, 418 l. 2 s. 6 d.; […] 1766, Anthony Birks, John Birks, “Addition of English Coins”, in Arithmetical Collections and Improvements. Being a Complete System of Practical Arithmetic., London: […] [T]he Authors; […] Mess. Hawes, Collins and Clarke, […] and Mess. Hollingworth, […], →OCLC, book I (The Elementary Part of Arithmetic), chapter I (The General Rules), page 11:

Forms

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Deriveds

glue factory · factory ship · daylight factory · interfactory · factory edge · arms factory · factory second · did the journal factory explode · shadow factory · gargle-factory · like an explosion in a paint factory · autofactory · dream factory · factory class · factory setting · factory method pattern · think factory · factory team · poop factory · beauty factory · shit factory · factory-backed · Moose Factory · star factory · cat factory · factory pattern · bum factory · abstract factory class · nonfactory · get to the fireworks factory · don't fuck in the factory · megafactory · Turán's brick factory problem · B-factory · gigafactory · troll factory · kitten factory · factory mark · factoryscape · intrafactory · factory leg · subfactory · Fty. · factory head · send to the glue factory · factoryworker · sausage factory · biofactory · factoried · email factory · factory farming · antifactory · York Factory · factorywise · nanofactory · dropout factory · Higgs factory · factorylike · baby factory · prefactory · factory reset · dark factory · milk factory · postfactory · abstract factory pattern

Descendants

ffatri · faktori

Hyponyms

fondaco (trading establishment) · trading post (trading establishment) · colony (trading establishment)

Relateds

factorial · faction · factor · fashion · fact

Synonyms

manufactory

Translations (231)

uz fabrika (manufacturing place) · shn ႁူင်းၸၢၵ်ႈ (manufacturing place) · ary معمل (manufacturing place) · ar مَصْنَع (manufacturing place) · rm fabrica (manufacturing place) · la fabrica (manufacturing place) · uz zavod (manufacturing place) · it impianto (manufacturing place) · pdt Fabrikj (manufacturing place) · tk fabrik (manufacturing place) · ru комбина́т (manufacturing place) · mi wharemahi (manufacturing place) · prs فَابْرِیکَه (manufacturing place) · cmn 廠 /厂 (manufacturing place) · my အလုပ်ရုံ (manufacturing place) · mn фабрик (manufacturing place) · ps کارګاه (manufacturing place) · ru заво́д (manufacturing place) · fi tuotantolaitos (manufacturing place) · bn ফ্যাক্টরী (manufacturing place) · ky фабрика (manufacturing place) · be заво́д (manufacturing place) · ro fabrică (manufacturing place) · lb Fabrik (manufacturing place) · wa oujhene (manufacturing place) · ar مَعْمَل (manufacturing place) · ps منډاو (manufacturing place) · my စက်ရုံ (manufacturing place) · mn үйлдвэрийн газар (manufacturing place) · izh zavoda (manufacturing place) · fi teollisuuslaitos (manufacturing place) · sl fabrika (manufacturing place) · alt сопот (manufacturing place) · mr कारखाना (manufacturing place) · mnb fabereki (manufacturing place) · khb ᦷᦣᧂᦈᧅ (manufacturing place) · ht fabrik (manufacturing place) · sk fabrika (manufacturing place) · lv rūpnīca (manufacturing place) · km ការណដ្ឋាន (manufacturing place) · st faboriki (manufacturing place) · ug فابرىكا (manufacturing place) · la officīna (manufacturing place) · si පැක්ටරි (manufacturing place) · io fabrikerio (manufacturing place) · ovd fabrik (manufacturing place) · fr manufacture (manufacturing place) · ary لوزين (manufacturing place) · es fábrica (manufacturing place) · fi verstas (manufacturing place) · cv хапрӑк (manufacturing place) · ceb planta (manufacturing place) · mk погон (manufacturing place) · sl tovarna (manufacturing place) · izh faabrikka (manufacturing place) · kl fabrikki (manufacturing place) · ga monarcha (manufacturing place) · ary وزين (manufacturing place) · kw gweythva (manufacturing place) · tg завод (manufacturing place) · se fabrihkka (manufacturing place) · rsk фабрика (manufacturing place) · mk фабрика (manufacturing place) · es obraje (manufacturing place) · vo fabrik (manufacturing place) · nb fabrikk (manufacturing place) · ja 工場 (manufacturing place) · bg фа́брика (manufacturing place) · wuu 工廠 /工厂 (manufacturing place) · fi tehdas (manufacturing place) · fo verksmiðja (manufacturing place) · sw karakana (manufacturing place) · dsb gótnica (manufacturing place) · nan-hbl 工廠 /工厂 (manufacturing place) · eo fabriko (manufacturing place) · grc ἐργαστήριον (manufacturing place) · tg корхона (manufacturing place) · cs fabrika (manufacturing place) · yue 工廠 /工厂 (manufacturing place) · af fabriek (manufacturing place) · et vabrik (manufacturing place) · hu gyár (manufacturing place) · mn ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠪᠦᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ (manufacturing place) · cs továrna (manufacturing place) · fi laitos (manufacturing place) · th โรงงาน (manufacturing place) · fr usine (manufacturing place) · kmr karxane (manufacturing place) · pms fàbrica (manufacturing place) · csb fabrika (manufacturing place) · fi paja (manufacturing place) · he בֵּית חֲרֹשֶׁת (manufacturing place) · am ፋብሪካ (manufacturing place) · ckb کارگە (manufacturing place) · fi tehdas (producing device) · sh тво́рница (manufacturing place) · mn ᠹᠠᠪᠷᠢᠺ (manufacturing place) · pa ਕਾਰਖ਼ਾਨਾ (manufacturing place) · hy գործարան (manufacturing place) · dsb fabrika (manufacturing place) · fa-ira کارْخانِه (manufacturing place) · km រោងចក្រ (manufacturing place) · kk фабрика (manufacturing place) · mt fabbrika (manufacturing place) · tg фабрика (manufacturing place) · dng гунчон (manufacturing place) · id kilang (manufacturing place) · mi wheketere (manufacturing place) · fi tehdas (in computing, a function or method that creates objects) · az zavod (manufacturing place) · nap fràveca (manufacturing place) · ky завод (manufacturing place) · ota فابریقه (manufacturing place) · sk továreň (manufacturing place) · mn үйлдвэр (manufacturing place) · gd taigh-oibre (manufacturing place) · mn завод (manufacturing place) · he מִפְעָל (manufacturing place) · bn কারখানা (manufacturing place) · gd taigh-ceàirde (manufacturing place) · gd taigh-tionnsgain (manufacturing place) · xal фабрик (manufacturing place) · ur فَیکْٹَری (manufacturing place) · et tehas (manufacturing place) · an frabica (manufacturing place) · yue 廠 /厂 (manufacturing place) · gd taigh-gnìomhachais (manufacturing place) · km កម្មន្តសាល (manufacturing place) · hsb fabrika (manufacturing place) · it stabilimento (manufacturing place) · de Manufaktur (manufacturing place) · fa-ira فابْریک (manufacturing place) · cmn 工廠 /工厂 (manufacturing place) · tk fabrika (manufacturing place) · br greanti (manufacturing place) · is verksmiðja (manufacturing place) · ckb کارخانە (manufacturing place) · el εργοστάσιο (manufacturing place) · de Werk (manufacturing place) · tr tesis (manufacturing place) · da faktori (colonial-era trading post operated by merchants in a foreign port) · ga gléasra (manufacturing place) · br labouradeg (manufacturing place) · uk фа́брика (manufacturing place) · cs závod (manufacturing place) · ta ஆலை (manufacturing place) · de Fabrik (manufacturing place) · khb ᦷᦣᧂᦉᦱᧂᧉᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ (manufacturing place) · fi työpaja (manufacturing place) · ka ქარხანა (manufacturing place) · it manifattura (manufacturing place) · ca fàbrica (manufacturing place) · hi कारख़ाना (manufacturing place) · pt engenho (manufacturing place) · id pabrik (manufacturing place) · vi nhà máy (manufacturing place) · pt fábrica (manufacturing place) · ky зоот (manufacturing place) · nl fabriek (manufacturing place) · lt gamykla (manufacturing place) · da fabrik (manufacturing place) · nl fabriek (producing device) · pl zakład (manufacturing place) · es manufactura (manufacturing place) · mn ᠵᠠᠸᠣᠳ (manufacturing place) · ur کارْخانَہ (manufacturing place) · ota كارخانه (manufacturing place) · hi कार्यशाला (manufacturing place) · fi tehdaslaitos (manufacturing place) · ko 공장 (manufacturing place) · prs کَارْخَانَه (manufacturing place) · pa ਪਲਾਂਟ (manufacturing place) · is fabrikka (manufacturing place) · sh фа̀брика (manufacturing place) · tt фабрика (manufacturing place) · cmn 廠家 /厂家 (manufacturing place) · ti ፋብሪካ (manufacturing place) · es factoría (manufacturing place) · mn ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠪᠦᠷᠢ (manufacturing place) · sh fàbrika (manufacturing place) · as কাৰখানা (manufacturing place) · ru факто́рия (colonial-era trading post operated by merchants in a foreign port) · lt fabrikas (manufacturing place) · is smiðja (manufacturing place) · ms kilang (manufacturing place) · yi פֿאַבריק (manufacturing place) · be фа́брыка (manufacturing place) · wa ovroe (manufacturing place) · ia fabrica (manufacturing place) · sv fabrik (manufacturing place) · lb Fabréck (manufacturing place) · it fabbrica (manufacturing place) · uk заво́д (manufacturing place) · oc fabrica (manufacturing place) · es planta (manufacturing place) · ast fábrica (manufacturing place) · tk zawod (manufacturing place) · hu üzem (manufacturing place) · hsb twornja (manufacturing place) · sh tvórnica (manufacturing place) · ps فابريکه (manufacturing place) · ps کارخانه (manufacturing place) · lo ໂຮງງານ (manufacturing place) · fr fabrique (manufacturing place) · ug زاۋۇت (manufacturing place) · lv fabrika (manufacturing place) · ro uzină (manufacturing place) · gu કારખાનું (manufacturing place) · hi शिल्पशाला (manufacturing place) · te కర్మాగారం (manufacturing place) · wa fabrike (manufacturing place) · sq fabrikë (manufacturing place) · fo virki (manufacturing place) · ka ფაბრიკა (manufacturing place) · akl pabrika (manufacturing place) · kk зауыт (manufacturing place) · bo བཟོ་གྲྭ (manufacturing place) · tr fabrika (manufacturing place) · ota فابریقه (manufacturing place) · bg заво́д (manufacturing place) · tl pagawaan (manufacturing place) · pl fabryka (manufacturing place) · az fabrika (manufacturing place) · cy ffatri (manufacturing place) · wym fabryk (manufacturing place) · fy fabryk (manufacturing place) · ru фа́брика (manufacturing place) · tl pabrika (manufacturing place) · pt usina (manufacturing place) · mr फॅक्टरी (manufacturing place) · ms pabrik (manufacturing place)

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