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precision engineering

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

PRODUCTION the design and building of machines, tools, etc. that need to be very accurate and exact: The business has recently sold its precision engineering operations.
(Definition of precision engineering noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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