Word: fabs
A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips. Example: The chip fab will double its production next year.
To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers Example: It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products. http//www.ennex.com/~fabbers/publish/FAB-ulous.asp
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