(of loom components)
1LOOM (ontology) — Loom or LOOM is a knowledge representation language developed by researchers in the Artificial Intelligence research group at the University of Southern California s Information Sciences Institute. The Loom project s goal is the development and… …
2Loom — For other uses, see Loom (disambiguation). Draper power loom in Lowell, Massachusetts …
3Northrop Loom — A Draper loom in textile museum, Lowell, Massachusetts …
4Dobby loom — A loom from the 1890s with a dobby head. A Dobby Loom is a type of floor loom that controls the whole warp threads using a device called a dobby. Dobby is a corruption of draw boy which refers to the weaver s helpers who used to control the …
5Shuttle loom — Shuttle LoomsThe major components of the loom are the warp beam, heddles, harnesses, shuttle, reed and takeup roll. In the loom, yarn processing includes shedding, picking, battening and taking up operations.Shedding. Shedding is the raising of… …
6textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
7computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
8Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
9Computer — For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation). Computer technology redirects here. For the company, see Computer Technology Limited. Computer …
10automation — /aw teuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. 2. a mechanical device, operated electronically,… …
