Dataset · MLC-0112 · [FULL TEXT]

Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terminology

Name: Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terminology
Creator: MLchart
License: https://mlchart.com/terms/

1Description

Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terminology. 451 terms with definitions, abbreviations, synonyms and subjects. Every term is published as its own page, A to Z.

1 terms carry more than one definition, numbered in the record.

Subjects (2): Additive (17); Process categories (6).

2Schema

Table 1. Fields
Field	Type	Description	Example
id	string	Stable MLchart term identifier	MLC-T-ADM-000339
term	string	Headword as published	Selective laser melting
field	string	Field of the dataset	Additive manufacturing and 3D printing
definition	string	Definition text; several definitions are numbered	A powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process that uses a...
abbreviation	string	Abbreviation or acronym	SLM
synonyms	array	Equivalent terms	3D Printing
subject	string	Subject within the field	Additive
see_also	array	Related terms in the same field	Direct Laser Melting
url	string	Canonical page of the term	https://mlchart.com/terminology/additive-manufacturing/selective-laser...

3Sample records

Sample record

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ADM-000339",
  "term": "Selective laser melting",
  "field": "Additive manufacturing and 3D printing",
  "definition": "A powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process that uses a high-power laser to selectively melt and fuse metallic powders together, layer by layer. The process occurs in a controlled atmosphere, typically with inert gas, to prevent oxidation and maintain material properties. It produces fully dense metal parts with complex geometries and high mechanical strength, suitable for functional prototypes and end-use components.",
  "abbreviation": "SLM",
  "subject": "Additive",
  "see_also": [
    "Direct Laser Melting"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/additive-manufacturing/selective-laser-melting/"
}

4Browse

Table 2. Terms by initial
Initial	Terms	From	To
A	27	Abrasive blasting	Axis binding
B	40	Ballistic particle manufacturing	Build volume
C	33	CAD	Curing
D	25	Datum	Dyeing
E	13	Elastomer	Extrusion nozzle
F	22	Facet	Fusion
G	13	Galvo	Grit blast
H	17	Hardcoat	Hygroscopic
I	11	IGES	Isotropic
J	1	Jig	Jig
K	2	Kapton tape	Kiln furniture
L	18	Laminated object manufacturing	Low-temperature deposition modeling
M	36	Machine bounding box	Multi-step Process
N	10	Nanomaterials	Nylon
O	7	OBJ	Overlap
P	59	PA	Prototype tooling
Q	1	QuickCast	QuickCast
R	12	Raft	Retraction
S	49	Sand casting	System Set-up
T	21	Tank	Tumbling
U	5	ULTEM	UV light
V	10	Valid solid model	Voxel
W	6	Wall thickness	Wire EDM
X	2	X-axis	X-Y plane
Y	1	Y-axis	Y-axis
Z	5	Z-axis	Zipped file
0-9	5	3D file	4D printing

Acronyms and abbreviations: 81 entries with expansions.

All terms

5Uses

Domain adaptation and fine-tuning of language models
Term extraction, entity recognition and entity linking
Glossary, thesaurus and ontology construction
Search query expansion and synonym mapping
Evaluation sets for definition and question answering tasks

6Citation

@misc{mlchart_terminology_additive_manufacturing_2026,
  title     = {Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terminology},
  author    = {MLchart},
  publisher = {MLchart},
  year      = {2026},
  version   = {2026.10},
  url       = {https://mlchart.com/terminology/additive-manufacturing/}
}

MLchart. (2026). Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terminology (Version 2026.10) [Data set]. https://mlchart.com/terminology/additive-manufacturing/

7Access

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