mother glass
n.— «Automated Guided Vehicles do most of the work, shifting around what’s called “mother glass,” large chunks of glass substrate that are polished and cut to size. Today it’s 42 inch screens.» —“The world’s largest plasma screen” by Peter Griffin New Zealand Herald (Auckland) Oct. 7, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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