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Activities Facet
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Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)
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<processes and techniques by specific type>
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<subtractive processes and techniques>
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attrition
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bleaching
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broaching
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brushing (general process)
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canalization
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<carving and carving techniques>
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carving (processes)
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carving techniques
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cleaning
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abrasive cleaning
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biocleaning
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decontamination
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degreasing
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detoxification
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disinfecting
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dry cleaning
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electrostatic cleaning
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fumigating
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laser cleaning
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overcleaning
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poulticing
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purification (cleaning process)
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sponging (cleaning)
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stain removal
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steam cleaning
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sterilization
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vacuum cleaning
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washing (cleaning)
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wet cleaning
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computer numerical control machining
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cutting (shaping or dividing)
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chopping
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die cutting
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grooving
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hewing
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notching
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punchcutting
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sawing
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serrating
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snipping
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stonecutting
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trimming (cutting)
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decalcifying
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decarburization
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dechlorination
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decolorizing
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degaussing
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degumming
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delignification
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desizing
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disassembling
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dismantling
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disbinding
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pulling (dismantling)
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dredging
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drilling (process)
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microdrilling
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electrolytic etching
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engraving (action)
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bright cutting
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diamond-point engraving
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guilloché (engraving technique)
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wheel-engraving
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erasing
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etching (corroding)
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biting
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frosting
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excavation (process)
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grading
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tunneling
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exhumation
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extracting (subtractive process)
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fettling
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filing
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fractionation
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grinding
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levigation
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honing (process)
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knapping
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Levallois technique
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macerating
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machining
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mining
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shaft mining
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strip mining
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perforating
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picking
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piercing
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planing
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quarrying
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reaming
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removing
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snow removal
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retouch (archaeological concept)
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scraping
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shaving (process)
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skeletonizing
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skimming
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skinning (subtractive process)
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stripping
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turning (shaping process)
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whittling
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wiping
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