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Carrier

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000972

A device or substance that transports another material or component within a manufacturing process. This can be a physical conveyor system moving parts between workstations or a chemical agent holding active ingredients in a formulation. For example, a solvent acts as a carrier for pigments in paint.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000972
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
See alsoMegacarrier; Subcarrier
TranslationsGerman: Trägermedium; Spanish: portador; French: porteur
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000972",
  "term": "Carrier",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A device or substance that transports another material or component within a manufacturing process. This can be a physical conveyor system moving parts between workstations or a chemical agent holding active ingredients in a formulation. For example, a solvent acts as a carrier for pigments in paint.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "see_also": [
    "megacarrier",
    "subcarrier"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Trägermedium",
    "es": "portador",
    "fr": "porteur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/carrier/"
}

Record 1,065 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.