material handling

A form of materials handling — The receiving, moving, storing, packing and shipping of raw materials, components and finished products in a warehouse; sometimes together with forecasting requirements and the disposal of scrap.

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Meanings

nounmaterial handling (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of materials handling.
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material handling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20handling

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“material handling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20handling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “material handling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20handling.

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