tooling

American  

[too-ling] / ˈtu lɪŋ /

noun

1. work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.

2. Machinery.

   1. a number of tools, as in a particular factory.

   2. the planning and arrangement of tools for a particular manufacturing process.

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tooling British  

/ ˈtuːlɪŋ /

noun

1. any decorative work done with a tool, esp a design stamped onto a book cover, piece of leatherwork, etc

2. the selection, provision, and setting up of tools, esp for a machining operation

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Etymology

Origin of tooling

First recorded in 1665–75; tool + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Arsenal-1 will use a common set of commercial manufacturing tooling, machinery, and processes for every type of autonomous vehicle that Anduril produces, the company said.

From Los Angeles Times

Most benchmarks have long recognized it as the best coding model, and it is also a leading model for tooling, according to a benchmark maintained by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

From The Wall Street Journal

A serious and secure industrial base requires domestic capacity not only for finished goods, but for all the materials, tooling and process know-how that determine cost, resilience and scalability.

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, Tan was asked about the threat of “customer-owned tooling”—where a customer like Google takes over the majority of chip production and reduces Broadcom’s role—on the earnings call.

From Barron's

Tan also addressed the recent concerns about “customer tooling,” in response to an analyst’s question.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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