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Industrial archaeology Industrial archaeology (IA) is the systematic study of material evidence associated with the industrial past. This evidence, collectively referred to as industrial heritage, includes buildings, machinery, artifacts, sites, infrastructure, docu ...
, the study of the history of the industry *
Industrial engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex process (engineering), processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, kno ...
, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems *
Industrial city An industrial city or industrial town is a town or city in which the municipal economy, at least historically, is centered around industry, with important factories or other production facilities in the town. It has been part of most countries' ...
, a city dominated by one or more industries *
Industrial loan company An industrial loan company (ILC) or industrial bank is a financial institution in the United States that lends money, and may be owned by non-financial institutions. They provide niche financial services nationwide. ILCs offer FDIC-insured depos ...
, a financial institution in the United States that lends money, and may be owned by non-financial institutions *
Industrial organization In economics, industrial organization is a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure of (and, therefore, the boundaries between) firms and market (economics), markets. Industrial organization adds real-world complic ...
, a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure and boundaries between firms and markets *
Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...
, the development of industry in the 18th and 19th centuries *
Industrial society In sociology, industrial society is a society driven by the use of technology and machinery to enable mass production, supporting a large population with a high capacity for division of labour. Such a structure developed in the Western world i ...
, a society that has undergone industrialization *
Industrial technology Industrial technology is the use of engineering and manufacturing technology to make production faster, simpler, and more efficient. The industrial technology field employs creative and technically proficient individuals who can help a company ach ...
, a broad field that includes designing, building, optimizing, managing and operating industrial equipment, and predesignated as acceptable for industrial uses, like factories *
Industrial video An industrial video is a video that targets “industry” as its primary audience. An industrial video is a type of sponsored film (such as an educational film) which prioritizes pragmatism over artistic value. While the primary purpose of an educa ...
, a video that targets “industry” as its primary audience *
Industrialization Industrialisation ( alternatively spelled industrialization) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organisation of an econo ...
, the societal process and period of developing such technology and transforming into such societies


Arts and entertainment


Music

* ''Industrial'' (album), debut album by Pitchshifter *
Industrial music Industrial music is a genre of music that draws on harsh, mechanical, transgressive or provocative sounds and themes. AllMusic defines industrial music as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music" that was "initiall ...
, the genre of music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes **
Industrial dance Electronic body music (acronymized to EBM) is a genre of electronic music that combines elements of industrial music and synth-punk with elements of disco and dance music. It developed in the early 1980s in Western Europe as an outgrowth of both ...
, a subgenre characterized by electronic beats, symphonic keyboard lines, pile-driver rhythms, angst-ridden or sampled vocals, and cyberpunk imagery **
Industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...
, a fusion genre characterized by repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals **
Industrial rock Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Cromagnon, Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten a ...
, a fusion genre characterized by electric guitars, drums, and bass paired with white noise blasts and electronic music gear, such as synthesizers, sequencers, samplers and drum machines *
Industrial Records Industrial Records is a record label established in 1976 by industrial music and visual arts group Throbbing Gristle. The group created the label primarily for self-releases but also signed several other groups and artists. The label gave a nam ...
, a record label established in 1976 by the industrial music group and performance artists, Throbbing Gristle


Other uses in the arts

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Industrial architecture Industrial architecture is the design and construction of buildings serving industry. Such buildings rose in importance with the Industrial Revolution, starting in Britain, and were some of the pioneering structures of modern architecture. File:R ...
, pre-modern style of building design *
Industrial musical An industrial musical is a musical performed internally for the employees or shareholders of a business to create a feeling of being part of a team, to entertain, and/or to educate and motivate the management and salespeople to improve sales and ...
, a bespoke musical theatre performance for a company's employees * industrial style, 21st-century interior design aesthetic


Other uses

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Industrial, West Virginia Industrial is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. Industrial is located along County Route 38 and the North Bend Rail Trail, west-southwest of Salem. Industrial had a post office A post office is a ...
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Industrial Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota Industrial Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 800 at the 2010 census. State Highway 33 ( MN 33) serves as a main route in the township. Other routes include Industrial Road (County 7), Sag ...
* Two functional constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong: **
Industrial (First) The Industrial (First) functional constituency () is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. The constituency is composed of corporate members of the Federation of Hong Kong Indu ...
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Industrial (Second) The Industrial (Second) functional constituency () is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. It was one of the 12 original functional constituency seats created for the first e ...
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Industrial (Mexibús, Line 1) Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...
, a BRT station in Ecatepec, Mexico *
Industrial (Mexibús, Line 4) Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...
, a BRT station in Ecatepec, Mexico *
Industrial piercing An industrial piercing (North America), also known as a scaffold piercing (UK/Ireland) or construction piercing, is any ear piercing that consists of two pierced holes connected with a single piece of jewelry. These piercings typically consist of ...
, any two pierced ear holes connected with a single straight piece of jewelry


See also

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Industry (disambiguation) Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...
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Industrial group (disambiguation) Industrial group may refer to: * Industry, a segment of the economy * Industrial Revolution, the development of industry in the 19th century * Industrial society, one that has undergone industrialization * Industrial engineering group (disambigua ...
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Industria (disambiguation) Industria can refer to: * Industria (company), defunct Icelandic Internet deployment multinational * Industria (settlement), lost Roman city on what is now Monteu da Po in Turin, Italy * Industria (typeface) Industria is a sans-serif font desig ...
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