andon
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Innovated by Toyota.
Noun
editandon (uncountable)
- (manufacturing) A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
Japanese
editRomanization
editandon
Old Dutch
editEtymology
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Verb
editandon
- to be jealous of
Inflection
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Descendants
edit- Middle Dutch: anden
Further reading
edit- “andon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012