Industrial may refer to:
Industry
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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
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Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information a ...
, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
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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' i ...
, 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
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 markets. Industrial organization adds real-world complications to the perf ...
, 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 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
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Industrial society, a society that has undergone industrialization
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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 ac ...
, 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 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 educ ...
, a video that targets “industry” as its primary audience
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Industrialization, 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, the genre of music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes
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Industrial dance, 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, a fusion genre characterized by repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals
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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 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
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 n ...
, 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.
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, pre-modern style of building design
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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 an ...
, 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
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 ...
, an unincorporated community
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Industrial Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
* Two functional constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong:
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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
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicamer ...
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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 dominat ...
, a BRT station in Ecatepec, Mexico
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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 dominat ...
, a BRT station in Ecatepec, Mexico
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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
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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 secto ...
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Industrial group (disambiguation)
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Industria (disambiguation)
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