production

English

/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of producing, making or creating something.
  • The act of bringing something forward, out etc. for use or consideration.
  • The act of being produced.
  • The total amount produced.
  • The presentation of a theatrical work.
  • An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
  • That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
  • The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
  • (zoology) An extension or protrusion.
  • (computing) A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on (computer science)|Wikipedia.)
  • (programming) The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
  • (Scotland) Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French production derived from Latin productio, productionem (a lengthening, prolonging) root from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewk-

Gloss

pull, lead, draw, tug

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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