production
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//pɹəˈdʌkʃn̩//
- United States//pɹəˈdʌkʃən//
The act of producing, making or creating something.
noun
- 1
The act of producing, making or creating something.
The widget making machine is being used for production now.
- 2
The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
I tramped to a neighbouring market-town, and, late as the hour was, the production of a few shillings procured me supper and a night's lodging in a cheap coffee-house.
- 3
The act of being produced.
The widgets are coming out of production now.
- 4
The total amount produced.
They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing.
The UAE’s decision had been rumored as a possibility for some time, as it pushed back in recent years against OPEC production quotas it felt had been too low — meaning it wasn’t able to sell as much oil to the world as it had wanted.
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The presentation of a theatrical work.
We went to a production of Hamlet.
- 6
An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
He made a simple meal into a huge production.
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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.
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The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
- 9
An extension or protrusion.
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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.
- 11
The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
production environment
live production database
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Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
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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.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production From Middle English produccioun, from Old French production, from Latin prōductiō, prōductiōnem (“a lengthening, prolonging”). Equivalent to produce + -tion. See produce.
Forms
- plural
- productions
production · The act of producing, making or creating something.
productive · Capable of producing something, especially in abundance;…profession · A declaration of faith. A promise or vow made on entering a…professional · A person who belongs to a profession.