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Materials & Surfaces

Tribology & Lubrication110
Corrosion & Cathodic Protection122
Heat Treating124
Thermal Spray107
Powder Coating107
Adhesives116
Refractories & Furnace Linings105
Metallurgy, Foundry & Forge201

Making & Joining

Welding, Brazing & NDE120
Fasteners & Threads124
Gear Engineering118
Valves & Fittings113
Machine Shop Slang166
Mechanical Engineering & Machinery204
Production & Manufacturing103
Robotics & Automation45

Trades & Crafts

Carpentry & Woodworking136
Building Trades323
Plumbing & Pipefitting35
Printing & Typesetting388
Textiles, Sewing & Knitting535
Pottery, Ceramics & Glass89
Brewing, Distilling & Food Production48
Shop Floor Slang176

Power & Climate

Electrotechnology283
Electricians' Slang136
HVAC & Refrigeration113
Boilers & Burners111
Nuclear Safety & Radiation Protection110
Energy, Grid & Batteries71

Light & Electronics

Lighting & Color Science211
Photonics & Lasers209
Fiber Optics112
Printed Circuit Boards143
Paper Optics & Testing116
Electronics & Semiconductors670
Telecom, Networking & IT559

Measurement & Lab

Vacuum Engineering110
Engineering Statistics108
Measurement Uncertainty118
Units & Measures165

Built Environment

Concrete & Cement135
Asphalt Paving110
Geosynthetics108
Sealants & Waterproofing148
Nonwovens110
Firefighting & Safety116

Transport

Railroading685
Auto Repair & Cars736
Aviation & Aerospace512
Ships & Seafaring296
Trucking, Transit & Logistics196

Earth & Water

Hydrography & Charting111
Tides & Water Levels106
Mining & Geology584
Farming & Horticulture404
Logging & Forestry75
Land Surveying66

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Insiders LingoThe words the pros use

11,558 words from 58 trades and sciences, from the spec sheet to the jobsite, explained in plain English.

Materials, making and crafts

Materials & Surfaces 8
Making & Joining 8
Trades & Crafts 8

Power, light, signal, lab

Power & Climate 6
Light & Electronics 7
Measurement & Lab 4

Building, transport, land and sea

Built Environment 6
Transport 5
Earth & Water 6

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