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fab

1 American  
[fab] / fæb /

adjective

Slang.

  1. fabulous.

fab 2 American  
[fab] / fæb /

noun

  1. a factory for manufacturing, especially one for manufacturing the semiconductor devices used in computers and other advanced electronics (often used attributively).

    The newly built fab will create jobs in the community.

    He is an advisor at a fab lab nearby.
FAB 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. flavoured alcoholic beverage

  2. fuel air bomb

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fab 2 British  
/ fæb /

adjective

  1. short for fabulous

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interjection

  1. an expression of approval or enthusiasm

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F.A.B. 3 British  

interjection

  1. an expression of agreement to, or acknowledgment of, a command

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Etymology

Origin of fab1

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Origin of fab2

First recorded in 1980–85; shortened from fabrication ( def. )

Example Sentences

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“We’re buying as much of the output of this fab as we can,” he said, referring to the fabrication plant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each fab will be 600,000 square feet—the size of more than 10 football fields—making them some of the biggest “clean rooms” ever built in America.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wei said that the coming fab will help form the foundation of Japan’s AI business, and contribute to local economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street analysts noted that management forecast spending on wafter fab equipment will grow at a percentage in the high single to low double digits this year.

From Barron's

To fix that, Tesla will need a “very big fab that includes logic, memory and packing, domestically.”

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