Definition of "tooling" []

• Work or ornamentation done with tools, especially stamped or gilded designs on leather. (noun)
• The process of providing a factory with machinery in preparation for production. (noun)

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• "Or you might have to chip a little corner off a piece, what we call tooling, with a hammer and chisel, to mold it to fit."
• "With laser machining today, the requirements for tooling is dramatically reduced."
• "Destroying tooling is a BAD HABIT that NASA has had since the Saturn V tooling was destroyed to make way for the Shuttle!"