Industrial may refer to:
Industry
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Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry
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Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
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Industrial city, a city dominated by one or more industries
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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
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Industrial organization, a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure and boundaries between firms and markets
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Industrial Revolution, the development of industry in the 18th and 19th centuries
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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
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Industrial technology, a broad field that includes designing, building, optimizing, managing and operating industrial equipment, and predesignated as acceptable for industrial uses, like factories
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Industrial video, a video that targets “industry” as its primary audience
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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
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''Industrial'' (album), debut album by Pitchshifter
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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
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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
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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
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Industrial rock, 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
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Industrial Records, 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, pre-modern style of building design
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Industrial musical, a bespoke musical theatre performance for a company's employees
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industrial style, 21st-century interior design aesthetic
Other uses
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Industrial, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
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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:
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Industrial (First)
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Industrial (Second)
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Industrial (Mexibús, Line 1), a BRT station in Ecatepec, Mexico
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Industrial (Mexibús, Line 4), a BRT station in Ecatepec, Mexico
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Industrial piercing, any two pierced ear holes connected with a single straight piece of jewelry
See also
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Industry (disambiguation)
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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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