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Privacy

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What we collect

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What we do not do

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Retention

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Terms of use

What this site is

Industrial Dictionary is a terminology reference. It records what words mean in industrial use.

What it is not

It is not an operating manual, a maintenance procedure, a design authority or a safety document. A definition explaining what a tool or a process does is not an instruction for performing that work, and must not be relied on as one.

Before operating, servicing, lifting, energising, cutting, entering or isolating equipment, use the manufacturer's current instructions, your site's approved procedure, and the laws and standards that apply in your jurisdiction.

Accuracy

Entries are checked and sourced, and industrial vocabulary still varies by region, employer and era. The content is provided as is, without warranty of any kind, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on it.

Content licence

Entry text is adapted from English Wiktionary and is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you reuse it, follow the conditions set out on the licence page. The site design, editorial features and original writing are not covered by that licence.

Acceptable use

You are welcome to read, link to, quote and teach from this site. Automated access that degrades service for other people is not acceptable. The sitemap is published for indexing, and heavy bulk collection should use the licensed source data instead.