Production vs. Manufacture — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Production and Manufacture
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Production
The act or process of producing
Timber used for the production of lumber and paper.
Manufacture
Make (something) on a large scale using machinery
Firms who manufacture ball bearings
Production
The fact or process of being produced
A movie going into production.
Manufacture
Invent (evidence or a story)
Claims that the entire row had been manufactured by the press
Production
The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.
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Manufacture
The making of articles on a large scale using machinery
The manufacture of armoured vehicles
Production
The total output, as of a commodity
Increased production at the plant.
Manufacture
To make or process (a raw material) into a finished product, especially by means of a large-scale industrial operation.
Production
Something produced; a product
"Of all the productions of land, milk is perhaps the most perishable" (Adam Smith).
Manufacture
To make or process (a product), especially with the use of industrial machines.
Production
A work of art or literature.
Manufacture
To create, produce, or turn out in a mechanical manner
"His books seem to have been manufactured rather than composed" (Dwight Macdonald).
Production
A work produced for the stage, screen, television, or radio.
Manufacture
To concoct or invent; fabricate
Manufacture an excuse.
Production
A staging or presentation of a theatrical work
A new Broadway production of a musical.
Manufacture
To make or process goods, especially in large quantities and by means of industrial machines.
Production
A situation or display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
Made a production out of the birthday party.
Manufacture
The act, craft, or process of manufacturing products, especially on a large scale.
Production
The act of producing, making or creating something.
The widget making machine is being used for production now.
Manufacture
An industry in which mechanical power and machinery are employed.
Production
The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
Manufacture
A product that is manufactured.
Production
The act of being produced.
The widgets are coming out of production now.
Manufacture
The making or producing of something.
Production
The total amount produced.
They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
Manufacture
The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
Production
The presentation of a theatrical work.
We went to a production of Hamlet.
Manufacture
Anything made, formed or produced; product.
Production
An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
He made a simple meal into a huge production.
Manufacture
(figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
Production
That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
This is the final production model.
Manufacture
(horology) A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
Production
The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
Manufacture
To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
Production
(zoology) An extension or protrusion.
Manufacture
(transitive) To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
To manufacture wool into blankets
Production
(computing) A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.)
Each production is implemented with a function.
Manufacture
(derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.
Production
The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
Manufacture
The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.
Production
Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
Manufacture
Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.
Production
(linguistics) Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision.
Manufacture
To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.
Production
The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness.
Manufacture
To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.
Production
That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius.
Manufacture
To be employed in manufacturing something.
Production
The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
Manufacture
The organized action of making of goods and services for sale;
American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
Production
(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale;
He introduced more efficient methods of production
Manufacture
The act of making something (a product) from raw materials;
The synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
An improvement in the manufacture of explosives
Manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
Production
A presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television;
Have you seen the new production of Hamlet?
Manufacture
Put together out of components or parts;
The company fabricates plastic chairs
They manufacture small toys
Production
The act or process of producing something;
Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous
The production of white blood cells
Manufacture
Make up something artificial or untrue
Production
An artifact that has been created by someone or some process;
They improve their product every year
They export most of their agricultural production
Production
(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law;
The appellate court demanded the production of all documents
Production
The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time);
Production was up in the second quarter
Production
A display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated;
She tends to make a big production out of nothing
Production
The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
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