fab
n.— «Intel’s largest single site is in Hillsboro, where the company has located its most advanced research and production fabrication facilities, or “fabs,” as they are called in the chip industry.» —“Apple will use Intel chips” The Business Journal (Portland, Ore.) June 6, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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