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autofac

autofac noun: synonym of autofactory (“a factory capable of running autonomously”).

Noun

autofac (plural autofacs)

  1. Synonym of autofactory (“a factory capable of running autonomously”).
    • Behind them, the dilapidated settlement lay spread out, a disorderly checkerboard of houses, buildings and streets. Since the autofac network had closed down its supply and maintenance, the human settlements had fallen into semi-barbarism.1955 November, Philip K[indred] Dick, “Autofac”, in Galaxy Science Fiction, volume 11, number 2, page 87
    • The autofacs were a different kind of machine altogether. They could make things. They could make anything from clothing to robots, from weapons to music machines.1974, Edmund Cooper, The Slaves of Heaven, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Medallion, published 1975, →ISBN, page 57
    Synonyms:
    autofactory

Synonyms of autofac

Forms of autofac

pluralautofacs

Origin of autofac

Clipping of autofactory.

Questions about autofac

What does autofac mean?
Autofac means synonym of autofactory (“a factory capable of running autonomously”).
What part of speech is autofac?
Autofac is a noun.
What is the plural of autofac?
The plural of autofac is autofacs.

Words near autofac in the dictionary

  1. autoextending
  2. autoextends
  3. autoextension
  4. autoextraction
  5. autoextractions
  6. autofac
  7. autofacilitatory
  8. autofacs
  9. autofactories
  10. autofactory
  11. autofade

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