Processing medium

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In industrial engineering, a gaseous, vaporous, fluid or shapeless solid material that plays an active role in manufacturing processes, comparable to that of a tool.

Examples: A processing medium for washing is a soap solution, a processing medium for steel melting is a plasma, and a processing medium for steam drying is superheated steam.

Synonyms: operating medium, working medium.

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