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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| flying shuttle | John Kay began the industrial revolution when he invented a machine that sped up the weaving process, the flying shuttle. |
| spinning jenny | enabled spinners to spin cotton into thread very quickly. |
| cotton gin | cleaned cotton 50 times faster than a person. |
| puddling | a process of burning away impurities in iron ore, resulting in pure, high-quality iron. |
| patent | the exclusive ownership of an invention. |
| open-hearth process | a method that used a special furnace to make many kinds of steel. |
| steam engine | it did not rely on water power, allowing factories to be built almost anywhere. |
| mass production | manufacturing of huge quantities of identical goods at cheap prices. |
| interchangeable parts | machine-made parts that are exactly alike, the concept made it easier to fit parts together and to fix them when they broke. |
| division of labor | assigning workers to specialized tasks as a product moves along a conveyor belt from worker to worker. |
| assembly line | when products are assembled in a moving line, help make them faster and for less money. |
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