fabrication

Noun

fabrication (countable and uncountable, plural fabrications)

1. (uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
   • the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government
   • The AISC Standard for Steel Building Structures addresses trade practices and common concerns related to structural steel fabrication and construction.2024 October 14, “What’s the AISC Standard for Steel Building Structures and Why Does it Matter?”, in Peak Steel Buildings, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026
2. (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
   • The story is doubtless a fabrication.
   • The conscious mind refuses to admit any failure to perceive, and puts in its place a series of rationalisations which are fabrications and distortions of the real nature of things.1999 July 9, Bernard Burgoyne, “The Mind”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2024
3. The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
   • For many years meat fabrication was done by hand, with the butchers improving their craft with the advent of higher quality metals, knives, and tools. With the coming of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s, meat processing changed.2011, Thomas Schneller, Kitchen Pro Series: Guide to Purchasing, page 92