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interchangeable parts

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noun

  • Components that are manufactured to identical specifications, allowing any one of them to be substituted for another during assembly or repair without custom fitting.

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And the service industries now dominating the U.S. economy treated workers as interchangeable parts.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

But it was the fully realized concept of interchangeable parts and the mechanization of production that made possible the huge increases in industrial production in America during the decades after the Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

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  • modularity
  • assembly line components
  • standardized components
  • prefabricated parts
  • modular components

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  • custom-made parts
  • unique components
  • artisanal fabrication
  • bespoke components
  • hand-fitted

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