mass production

American  

noun

1. the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.

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mass production Cultural  

1. The manufacture of goods in large quantities by machinery and by use of techniques such as the assembly line and division of labor.

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Etymology

Origin of mass production

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

While some models with SSBs will enter the testing phase late this year or next, Ouyang acknowledged, testing and mass production are very different matters.

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The company says its self-driving Cybercab—which has no steering wheel or pedals—will begin mass production in April, though a patchwork of state and local regulations could stand in the way.

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Their military doctrines increasingly emphasize mass production of cheap drones and ballistic missiles designed to overwhelm Western stockpiles.

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Snowcap said risk production capability is an intermediate step before mass production and demonstrates the technology is stable enough for customers to begin designing real systems around it.

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Wang says this is likely due to seasonal headwinds stemming from the Lunar New Year holiday, as well as production reallocation as the company prepares for the mass production of a new model.

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