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Guest Posted 21 years ago
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Synonym for vehicle, machinery and engine
I'm looking for a single English word that could describe "Vehicle", "Machinery" and "Engine".
I'm writing a software program that will have a list of vehicles, machineries and engines. I need a common word to describe the content of this list.
As for now these are the ideas:
- Device: Very general, but my first thought is something small, like phone, printer etc.
- Equipment: General, but my first thought is tools or parts of machineries (e.g. "this tank is equipped with a gun")
- Object: This is very abstract
Ideas?
Thanks in advance
I'm writing a software program that will have a list of vehicles, machineries and engines. I need a common word to describe the content of this list.
As for now these are the ideas:
- Device: Very general, but my first thought is something small, like phone, printer etc.
- Equipment: General, but my first thought is tools or parts of machineries (e.g. "this tank is equipped with a gun")
- Object: This is very abstract
Ideas?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=define%3A+fixed+assets "]Google Definitions of Fixed Assets[/url] Or perhaps 'plant', which is defined in Merriam-Webster as: 2 a : the land, buildings, machinery, apparatus, and fixtures employed in carrying on a trade or an industrial business b : a factory or workshop for the manufacture of a particular product c : the total facilities available for production or service d : the buildings and other physical equipment of an institution MrP
- hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=define%3A+fixed+assets "]Google Definitions of Fixed Assets[/url] Or perhaps 'plant', which is defined in Merriam-Webster as: 2 a : the land, buildings, machinery, apparatus, and fixtures employed in carrying on a trade or an industrial business b : a factory or workshop for the manufacture of a particular product c : the total facilities available for production or service d : the buildings and other physical equipment of an institution MrP
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Hello Guest
You could try '(fixed) assets' – see this google for a variety of definitions:
[url="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=define%3A+fixed+assets"]Google Definitions of Fixed Assets[/url]
Or perhaps 'plant', which is
You could try '(fixed) assets' – see this google for a variety of definitions:
[url="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=define%3A+fixed+assets"]Google Definitions of Fixed Assets[/url]
Or perhaps 'plant', which is
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Thanks MrP
I forgot to mention that these items are not my assets but rather my stock (inventory) intended for sales.
The term "Item" is reserved for more global use in my software, so I'm unable to use that.
As English is not my native tongue I don't have enough feeling for terms like "Device". Can you somehow relate that to "Vehicles", "Trucks", "Machineries" and "
I forgot to mention that these items are not my assets but rather my stock (inventory) intended for sales.
The term "Item" is reserved for more global use in my software, so I'm unable to use that.
As English is not my native tongue I don't have enough feeling for terms like "Device". Can you somehow relate that to "Vehicles", "Trucks", "Machineries" and "
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Hi,
-Materials & Parts
-Parts
If you do an online search for "parts department" you will get several hits. It is common when going to an auto dealership needing parts, you go the service and parts department. Often, it is just called service.
But if you have inventory that is part of a larger piece of equipment, I think "parts" might be your answer.
-Materials & Parts
-Parts
If you do an online search for "parts department" you will get several hits. It is common when going to an auto dealership needing parts, you go the service and parts department. Often, it is just called service.
But if you have inventory that is part of a larger piece of equipment, I think "parts" might be your answer.
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Hello Ullur, welcome to English Forums!
Tricky. I'm not sure there is a single-word set whose subsets include engines, vehicles, trucks, and machinery. They have 'automotive' in common; but that's an adjective. Mister Micawber's 'heavy equipment' and MountainHiker's 'parts and materials' may be the closest we can get.
The UK tax return includes all your items under 'business
Tricky. I'm not sure there is a single-word set whose subsets include engines, vehicles, trucks, and machinery. They have 'automotive' in common; but that's an adjective. Mister Micawber's 'heavy equipment' and MountainHiker's 'parts and materials' may be the closest we can get.
The UK tax return includes all your items under 'business
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I agree that 'machinery' is applicable if not reserved for other use.
'Appliance' is another possibility that comes to mind.
'Appliance' is another possibility that comes to mind.
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Inventory is always broken down into three categories:
Components
Work in Progress (WIP)
Finished Goods
There are obviously sub-categories to each of these which is what I guess we're looking for here.
From an accounting perspective, if your vehicles, machines etc. are completed and held in inventory for resale they would be classified under finished go
Components
Work in Progress (WIP)
Finished Goods
There are obviously sub-categories to each of these which is what I guess we're looking for here.
From an accounting perspective, if your vehicles, machines etc. are completed and held in inventory for resale they would be classified under finished go
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