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industry (s) (noun), industries (pl)
1. The organized commercial production or making of goods and providing services for sale; including the extraction and processing of raw materials and their construction.
2. The people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise.
3. An activity that many people are involved in; especially, one that has become commercialized or standardized production and sale of goods.
4. The organized economic activity connected with the production, manufacture, or construction of a particular product or range of products.
5. The sector of an economy made up of manufacturing enterprises.
6. Etymology: "cleverness, skill" from Old French industrie; from Latin industria, "diligence"; feminine gender of industrius, "industrious, diligent"; from early Latin indostruus, "diligent" which came from indu, "in, within" + struere, "to build" or to "produce".
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agroindustry, agro-industry (s) (noun); agroindustries; agro-industries (pl)
An industry dealing with the supply, processing, and distribution of farm products: An agroindustry performs in large-scale production, processing, and packaging of food using modern equipment and methods.
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electronic industry (s) (noun), electronic industries (pl)
Industrial organizations engaged in the manufacture, design, development, and/or substantial assembly of electronic equipment, systems, assemblies, or the components of such structures.
electronics industry (s) (noun), electronics industries (pl)
The industrial organizations engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and the substantial assembly of electronic equipment, systems, assemblies, and components.
extractive industry (s) (noun), extractive industries (pl)
A commercial operation involved in exploring for non-renewable natural resources and removing them from the earth: Some examples of extractive industries that withdraw resources from natureĀ are gas drilling, hunting, trapping, mining, and forestry; all of which are important parts of a country's economy.
heavy industry (s) (noun), heavy industries (pl)
The production of steel, coal, or large goods; such as, aircraft.
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light industry (s), light industries (pl) (noun forms)
The part of industry that involves the production of small goods; for example, electronic equipment.
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electric generation industry
Stationary and mobile generating units that are connected to the electric power grid and can generate electricity.

The electric generation industry includes the "electric power sector" (utility generators and independent power producers) and industrial and commercial power generators, including combined-heat-and-power producers, but excluding units at single-family dwellings.

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