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