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Shift

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005216

A scheduled period of work for a group of employees, particularly in industries that operate continuously or have extended hours, such as construction sites or manufacturing plants. Workers rotate through different shifts, such as day, night, or swing shifts, to maintain operations. A typical shift duration is 8 to 12 hours.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005216
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectConstruction
See alsoGear shift; Hot shift; Money shift; Overshift
TranslationsGerman: Versatz; Spanish: solape; French: décalage
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005216",
  "term": "Shift",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A scheduled period of work for a group of employees, particularly in industries that operate continuously or have extended hours, such as construction sites or manufacturing plants. Workers rotate through different shifts, such as day, night, or swing shifts, to maintain operations. A typical shift duration is 8 to 12 hours.",
  "subject": "Construction",
  "see_also": [
    "gear shift",
    "hot shift",
    "money shift",
    "overshift"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Versatz",
    "es": "solape",
    "fr": "décalage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/shift/"
}

Record 5,690 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.