photofabrication

noun

pho·to·fabrication

¦fōtˌō+

: a process for manufacturing components (such as microcircuits) in which a design is photographed, reduced, and chemically etched on a surface (as of a semiconductor)

Word History

Etymology

phot- + fabrication

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of photofabrication was in 1967

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“Photofabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photofabrication. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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