Noun: factory fak-tu-ree
- A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
"the belching of smoke from factory chimneys";
- mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory [archaic]
- (computer programming) a function or method that creates an object
"The design pattern used a factory to instantiate the correct subclass"
Derived forms: factories
Type of: industrial plant, plant, works
Encyclopedia: Factory