Industrial may refer to:
Industry
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Industrial archaeology
Industrial archaeology (IA) is the systematic study of material evidence associated with the Industry (manufacturing), industrial past. This evidence, collectively referred to as industrial heritage, includes buildings, machinery, artifacts, si ...
, the study of the history of the industry
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Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, an ...
, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
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Industrial city
An industrial city or industrial town is a town or city in which the municipal economy, at least historically, is centered around industry, with important factories or other production facilities in the town. It has been part of most countries' ...
, a city dominated by one or more industries
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Industrial loan company
An industrial loan company (ILC) or industrial bank is a financial institution in the United States that lends money, and may be owned by non-financial institutions. They provide niche financial services nationwide. ILCs offer FDIC-insured depo ...
, a financial institution in the United States that lends money, and may be owned by non-financial institutions
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Industrial organization
In economics, industrial organization is a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure of (and, therefore, the boundaries between) firms and markets. Industrial organization adds real-world complications to the per ...
, a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure and boundaries between firms and markets
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succee ...
, the development of industry in the 18th and 19th centuries
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Second Industrial Revolution
The Second Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution, was a phase of rapid Discovery (observation), scientific discovery, standardisation, mass production and industrialisation from the late 19th century into the early ...
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Industrial society
In sociology, an industrial society is a society driven by the use of technology and machinery to enable mass production, supporting a large population with a high capacity for division of labour. Such a structure developed in the Western world ...
, a society that has undergone industrialization
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Industrial technology, a broad field that includes designing, building, optimizing, managing and operating industrial equipment, and predesignated as acceptable for industrial uses, like factories
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Industrial video, a video that targets “industry” as its primary audience
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Industrialization
Industrialisation (British English, UK) American and British English spelling differences, or industrialization (American English, US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an i ...
, the societal process and period of developing such technology and transforming into such societies
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Warehouse
A warehouse is a building for storing goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial parks on the rural–urban fringe, out ...
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logistics
Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the Consumption (economics), point of consumption according to the ...
properties are referred to as industrial, or industrial properties
Arts and entertainment
Music
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''Industrial'' (album), debut album by Pitchshifter
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Industrial music, the genre of music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes
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Industrial dance, a subgenre characterized by electronic beats, symphonic keyboard lines, pile-driver rhythms, angst-ridden or sampled vocals, and cyberpunk imagery
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Industrial metal
Industrial metal is the fusion of Heavy metal music, heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating Heavy metal guitar, metal guitar riffs, sampling (music), sampling, synthesizer or music sequencer, sequencer lines, and Distor ...
, a fusion genre characterized by repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals
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Industrial rock, a fusion genre characterized by electric guitars, drums, and bass paired with white noise blasts and electronic music gear, such as synthesizers, sequencers, samplers and drum machines
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Industrial Records, a record label established in 1976 by the industrial music group and performance artists, Throbbing Gristle
Other uses in the arts
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Industrial architecture
Industrial architecture is the design and construction of buildings facilitating the needs of the industrial sector. The architecture revolving around the industrial world uses a variety of building designs and styles to consider the safe flow, d ...
, pre-modern style of building design
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Industrial musical
An industrial musical is a musical performed internally for the employees or shareholders of a business to create a feeling of being part of a team, to entertain, and/or to educate and motivate the management and salespeople to improve sales a ...
, a bespoke musical theatre performance for a company's employees
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industrial style
Industrial style or industrial chic refers to an aesthetic trend in interior design that takes cues from old factories and industrial spaces that in recent years have been converted to lofts and other living spaces. Components of industrial st ...
, 21st-century interior design aesthetic
Other uses
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Industrial, West Virginia
Industrial is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. Industrial is located along County Route 38 and the North Bend Rail Trail, west-southwest of Salem. Industrial had a post office
A post office i ...
, an unincorporated community
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Industrial Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Industrial Township is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 800 at the 2010 census.
State Highway 33 (Minnesota State Highway 33, MN 33) serves as a main route in the township ...
* Two functional constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong:
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Industrial (First)
The Industrial (First) functional constituency () is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. The constituency is composed of corporate members of the Federation of Hong Kong ...
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Industrial (Second)
The Industrial (Second) functional constituency () is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. It was one of the 12 original functional constituency seats created for the first ...
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Industrial (Mexibús, Line 1)
Industrial may refer to:
Industry
* Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry
* Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
* Industrial city, a city domina ...
, a BRT station in Ecatepec, Mexico
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Industrial (Mexibús, Line 4)
Industrial may refer to:
Industry
* Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry
* Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
* Industrial city, a city domina ...
, a BRT station in Ecatepec, Mexico
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Industrial piercing
An industrial piercing (North America), also known as a scaffold piercing (UK/Ireland) or construction piercing, is any ear piercing that consists of two pierced holes connected with a single piece of jewelry. These piercings typically consist of ...
, any two pierced ear holes connected with a single straight piece of jewelry
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Industry (disambiguation)
Industry may refer to:
Economics
* Industry (economics)
In microeconomics, an industry is a branch of an economy that Production (economics) , produces a closely related set of raw materials, Good (economics) , goods, or Service (economics ...
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Industrial group (disambiguation)
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Industria (disambiguation)
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