job shop

noun

A business or facility specializing in the manufacture or fabrication of parts in relatively small quantities, produced to the specifications or requirements supplied by the customer.

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Meanings

nounjob shop (plural job shops)

plural job shops

  1. A business or facility specializing in the manufacture or fabrication of parts in relatively small quantities, produced to the specifications or requirements supplied by the customer.
  2. production managementA production unit that processes jobs each of which requires processing at multiple workstations, in any order, which processing may vary in time taken at each workstation.
  3. An agency that supplies technical personnel usually on short-term temporary contracts.

    Synonyms: body shop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn agency that supplies technical personnel usually on short-term temporary contracts.

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job shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20shop

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“job shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20shop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “job shop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20shop.

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