Noun

production (plural productions)

1. the act of producing

   The widget making machine is being used for production now.

2. the act of being produced

   The widgets are coming out of production now.

3. the total amount produced

   They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.

4. the presentation of a theatrical work

   We went to a production of Hamlet.

5. an occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary

   He made a simple meal into a huge production.

6. that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model)

   This is the final production model.

Derived terms

• production line

French

Noun

production f. (plural productions)

1. production

Related terms

• produire
• produit

Production

Production may be:

In Economics:

• Outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services)
• Production, the act of manufacturing goods
• Production as statistic, gross domestic product
• A Production line

In Ecology:

• Primary production, the production of new biomass by autotrophs in ecosystems
• Productivity (ecology), the wider concept of biomass production in ecosystems

In Entertainment:

• Production, phase of filmmaking
• Production, category of illusory magic trick
• Production, film distributor of a company
• Production, theatrical performance

Abstract systems:

• Production (computer science), formal-grammar concept
• Production system, programming method