minilab

American

[min-ee-lab] / ˈmɪn iˌlæb /

Or mini-lab

noun

a small business that develops film and makes prints quickly, often using computerized equipment.

Etymology

Origin of minilab

mini- + lab

Example Sentences

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Semple concedes that swooping in with a complete minilab isn’t exactly the way to build local scientific capacity in developing countries--a key priority for the global health community.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 24, 2019

It will be equipped with TV cameras, scoops and drills to sample materials and a minilab to analyze them.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was equipment: field kits, a minilab, a couple of blasters, each showing full charge.

From Attrition by Krenkel, Roy G.

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