factory

English

/ˈfæktəɹi/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
  • (now) The position or state of being a factor.
  • A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
  • A device which produces or manufactures something.
  • A factory farm.
  • (programming) In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
  • (UK) A police station.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French factorie derived from Latin factoria, factor (maker, doer, a doer, performer) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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