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  2. Factory second - Wikipedia

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    The amount of damage or fault in the manufacture that may constitute an item being resold as a second varies widely; in clothing, for example, it may simply refer to a single pulled thread or mis-sewn seam, whereas in a set of items (such as crockery) it may mean there is one piece missing from the set. Other items can be slightly imperfect ...

  3. Factory - Wikipedia

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    Arkwright's factory was the first successful cotton spinning factory in the world; it showed unequivocally the way ahead for industry and was widely copied. Between 1770 and 1850 mechanized factories supplanted traditional artisan shops as the predominant form of manufacturing institution, because the larger-scale factories enjoyed a ...

  4. Factory (object-oriented programming) - Wikipedia

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    In class-based programming, a factory is an abstraction of a constructor of a class, while in prototype-based programming a factory is an abstraction of a prototype object. A constructor is concrete in that it creates objects as instances of one class, and by a specified process (class instantiation), while a factory can create objects by instantiating various classes, or by using other ...

  5. Software factory - Wikipedia

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    Factory Schema: A document that categorizes and summarizes the assets used to build and maintain a system (such as XML documents, models, etc.) in an orderly way, and defines relationships between them. [2] Reference implementation: Provides an example of a realistic, finished product that the software factory helps developers build.

  6. Factory system - Wikipedia

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    Reconstructed historical factory in Žilina for production of safety matches.Originally built in 1915 for the firm Wittenberg and Son.. The factory system is a method of manufacturing whereby workers and manufacturing equipment are centralized in a factory, the work is supervised and structured through a division of labor, and the manufacturing process is mechanized.

  7. New clothes feel cheap? They really don’t make them like they ...

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    As many apparel brands move more production out of China to reduce their labor costs and exposure to tariffs, they’re gravitating toward countries with even higher failure rates: India’s is 21 ...

  8. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - Wikipedia

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    Back in the factory, Charlie's three bedridden grandparents George, Georgina, and Josephine refuse to budge. Wonka offers them rejuvenation pills called "Wonka-Vite", but they overdose resulting in George and Josephine becoming babies and Georgina vanishing, having become -2 years old. Charlie and Wonka ride the Elevator to "Minusland" to find ...

  9. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    From a Scots language word meaning blanket, plaid usually referring to patterned woollen cloth otherwise known as tartan. plain weave Plain weave plied yarn Plied yarn is yarn that has been plied, with the process called plying. plush Plush is a fabric having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet. polyester Polyester is a synthetic ...