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Meaning of factory method pattern

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

factory

Pronunciation:/ˈfæktəɹi//ˈfæktəɹi/

noun

Definitions

  1. A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.

    Synonyms:fondacotradeposttrading post
  2. The position or state of being a factor.

  3. A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.

    Synonyms:manufactory
  4. A device which produces or manufactures something.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a configuration, part, etc.) Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.

    Example: See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory.