fab

¹ American  

[fab] / fæb /

adjective

Slang.

1. fabulous.

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fab ² American  

[fab] / fæb /

noun

1. a factory for manufacturing, especially one for manufacturing the semiconductor devices used in computers and other advanced electronics (often used attributively).

   The newly built fab will create jobs in the community.

   He is an advisor at a fab lab nearby.

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FAB ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. flavoured alcoholic beverage

2. fuel air bomb

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fab ² British  

/ fæb /

adjective

1. short for fabulous

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interjection

1. an expression of approval or enthusiasm

F.A.B. ³ British  

interjection

1. an expression of agreement to, or acknowledgment of, a command

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Etymology

Origin of fab¹

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Origin of fab²

First recorded in 1980–85; shortened from fabrication ( def. )

Example Sentences

Wei said that the coming fab will help form the foundation of Japan’s AI business, and contribute to local economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street analysts noted that management forecast spending on wafter fab equipment will grow at a percentage in the high single to low double digits this year.

From Barron's

To fix that, Tesla will need a “very big fab that includes logic, memory and packing, domestically.”

From MarketWatch

“It’s just literally hand-to-mouth, what we can get out of the fab and what we can get to customers is how we’re managing it,” said Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company’s efforts to cut down on wafers and make more servers, which started in the third quarter, will not come out of fab until late in the current quarter, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

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