Postindustrial economy
A phrase that describes the shift of some major industrial economies in the late twentieth century away from producing goods and toward producing services.
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A term used by social theorists to describe the stage of economic development that follows industrialization. The postindustrial society emphasizes not the production of goods, but of services, which depend on intelligent designers and users of technology.
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[poh-sting] /ˈpoʊ stɪŋ/ noun 1. assignment to a , command, or particular location, especially in a military or governmental capacity. [poh-sting] /ˈpoʊ stɪŋ/ noun, Accounting. 1. 2. the act of mailing. 3. an issuance or batch of mailed items. [pohst] /poʊst/ noun 1. a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as […]
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[in-jek-shuh n] /ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən/ noun 1. the act of . 2. something that is . 3. a liquid into the body, especially for medicinal purposes, as a hypodermic or an enema. 4. state of being hyperemic or bloodshot. 5. Mathematics. a one-to-one function. 6. Also called insertion. Aerospace. the process of putting a spacecraft into […]
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[ih-nok-yuh-ley-shuh n] /ɪˌnɒk yəˈleɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of . 2. an instance of . n. mid-15c. in horticulture; 1714 in pathology, from Latin inoculationem (nominative inoculatio) “an engrafting, budding,” noun of action from past participle stem of inoculare (see inoculate). inoculation in·oc·u·la·tion (ĭ-nŏk’yə-lā’shən) n. The act or an instance of inoculating, […]
- Post-it
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