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Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)
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<processes and techniques by specific type>
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abandonment (process)
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<additive and joining processes and techniques>
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adhesion
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assembling (additive and joining process)
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bonding (joining)
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coloring (process)
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compiling (additive processes)
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embedding
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felting
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filling (process)
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impregnation (saturation of material)
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injecting
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laminating
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layering
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mitering
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mixing
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<placing processes and techniques>
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sewing (needleworking technique)
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splicing
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<surface covering processes and techniques>
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weighting
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wetting
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adjusting
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acclimation
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calibration
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tuning
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AI generation
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alteration (process and technique)
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overpainting (technique)
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redesign
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reworking
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analysis and testing techniques
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accelerated aging
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assaying
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attenuated total reflectance
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building inspection
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capacity spectrum method
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chemical analysis
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chromatography
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colorimetry
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dactyloscopy
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dielectrometry
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digital image correlation
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discrete element method
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dynamic analysis
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electrophoresis
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endoscopy
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finite element method
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flash photolysis
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flash thermography
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flat-jack testing
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flow cytometry
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fractography
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graphology
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impact-echo
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interferometry
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ion beam analysis
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liquid scintillation counting
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mammography
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mass spectrometry
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measuring
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micro-destructive testing
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microinvasive testing
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microscopy
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noncontact testing
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nondestructive testing
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noninvasive testing
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nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry
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Oddy test
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optical oxygen sensing
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peptide mass fingerprinting
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phosphate mapping
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predictive modeling
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respirometry
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scanning
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short-span tensile analysis
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site analysis
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solid-phase microextraction
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spatial analysis
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spectrometry
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spectroscopy
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spot test
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stable isotope analysis
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staining (testing technique)
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systems analysis
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terrain analysis
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thermal analysis
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titration
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use-wear analysis
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visual inspection
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voltammetry
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attaching (process)
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attenuation
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body modification
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circumcisions
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clitoridectomies
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mummification
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scarification (process)
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tattooing
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braiding
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buttressing
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careening
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completion
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sales completion
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condition changing (processes)
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bleeding (seeping)
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carbonation
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color changes
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deterioration
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devitrification
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dissolution (physical process)
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embrittlement
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fossilization
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gelatinization
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interpolation
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kaolinization
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rot
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salinization
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size-related changes
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solidification
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surface or structural changes
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construction techniques
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creating (artistic activity)
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customizing
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damage (process)
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damping
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decoration (process)
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chinkin-bori
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edge decoration (bookbinding process)
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heidatsu
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hwagak
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kirikane
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maki-e (decoration)
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nashiji
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destruction (process)
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blasting
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breaking
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crushing
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defacement
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deforestation
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demolition (process)
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deurbanization
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dismemberment
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mutilation
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detaching
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Disneyfication
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electromigration
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electroosmosis
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<exploring and investigating techniques>
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dowsing
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lidar
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prospecting
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radar
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remote sensing
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site location (process)
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sonar
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Structure from Motion
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surveying (process)
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facture (process)
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fast-track method
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<finishing and refinishing processes>
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finishing (process)
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refinishing
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<food- and beverage-making processes and techniques>
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cheese making
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gastronomy
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wine making (process)
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forming (physical activity)
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bending
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beveling
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cabochoning
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casting (process)
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chamfering
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compaction
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corrugating
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crimping
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electroforming
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extrusion
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faceting
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flattening
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founding (metal or glass working)
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knurling
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leveling
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modeling (forming)
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molding (forming)
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mold-making
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moulage
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planishing
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pressing
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pultrusion
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ring-building
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shiplapping (process)
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squaring (forming)
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stamping (forming)
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stereotomy
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streamlining
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stretching
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framing (processes)
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handling (art handling)
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<image-making processes and techniques>
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animation (process)
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automatism (image-making process)
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cartooning
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cerography (process)
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collage (technique)
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<computer image-making processes and techniques>
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copying
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courvoisier (technique)
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data visualization
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décollage (image-making process)
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découpage (image making technique)
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<drawing and drawing techniques>
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<filmmaking and filmmaking processes and techniques>
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<filmmaking forms and presentations>
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fumage
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graphic arts
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illumination (image-making process)
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illustration (process)
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image-making (making objects)
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imaging (image making process)
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magnetic resonance imaging
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mapmaking (process)
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micrographics
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montage (image-making technique)
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<painting and painting techniques>
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<perspective and shading techniques>
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<photography and photographic processes and techniques>
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<printing and printing processes and techniques>
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printmaking
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reprography
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rosemaling
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scaling (image processing technique)
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sculpting
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sgraffito (technique)
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sketching
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skiagraphy
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tattooing
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topography (image-making)
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<typography and typographic processes and techniques>
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writing (processes)
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lighting techniques
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<lighting techniques by direction>
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<lighting techniques by distribution>
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magnification
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manufacturing techniques
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modernization
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music composition techniques
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aleatory
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just intonation
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<object-making processes and techniques>
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3-D printing
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al-khoos
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art fabrication
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basketmaking
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beadmaking
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boatbuilding
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bookbinding and bookbinding processes and techniques
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brickmaking
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brushmaking
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candlemaking
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clock making
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coopering
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dollmaking
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dressmaking
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furniture making
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gunsmithing
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jewelry making
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kitemaking
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lutherie
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maskmaking
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minting
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model-making
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puppet making
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rapid prototyping
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ropemaking
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rugmaking
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sculpting
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shipbuilding
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taxidermy
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toy making
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watch making
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oiling
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passivation
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patterning
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physicochemical processes
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absorption (physicochemical processes)
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acetolysis
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acetylation
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acid migration
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adsorption
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alkali-silica reaction
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anoxia (environmental condition)
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autocatalysis
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backscattering
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biosynthesis
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burning
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carbonization
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carboxylation
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condensation (process)
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conduction
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crosslinking
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crystallization
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cupellation
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deacidification
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deflocculation
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dehumidification
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deionization
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demineralization
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desalination
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desorption
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desulfurizing
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dewatering
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diagenesis
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dialysis
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dilution
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distillation
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drying
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electrolysis
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elutriation
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evaporation
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gelation
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hornification
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humidification
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hydration
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hydrogen bonding
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hydrolysis
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hypoxia (environmental condition)
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ion exchange
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ionization
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ion transport
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irradiation (physicochemical process)
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liquefaction
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magnetization
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mineralization
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natural aging
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neutralization
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nuclear reaction
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oxidation
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ozonation
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penetration
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phase inversion
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photocatalysis
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photodegradation
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plastination
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polymerase chain reaction
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polymerization
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proton transfer reaction
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pyrolysis
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Raman scattering
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redox
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rehydration
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saponification
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sol-gel process
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sorption
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steaming
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sublimation
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sulfonation
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temperature-related physicochemical processes
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vitrification
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vulcanization
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x-ray scattering
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pouring
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preparing
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pretreatment
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sample preparation
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preserving
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embalming
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salting (preserving)
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smoking (preserving)
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<processes and techniques by material>
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atmospheric pressure plasma process
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caning
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diamond cutting
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featherworking (process)
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<glassworking and glassworking processes and techniques>
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hairstyling
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hide and skin processing
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lapidary (process)
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leatherworking
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<metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques>
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<paperworking processes and techniques>
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pottery techniques
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silk-making
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stone-working
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textile processes and techniques
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<upholstering and upholstering techniques>
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<woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques>
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processing
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curing (preserving or seasoning)
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trying out (animal processing)
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production (process)
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<protective processes and techniques>
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camouflage
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conservation (process)
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fireproofing
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fortifying
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frostproofing
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graffiti proofing
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mothproofing
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rodent control
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rotproofing
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rustproofing
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shrinkproofing
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soft capping
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soundproofing
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waterproofing
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waxing
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weatherproofing
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raising (standing)
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reattaching
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rectification
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repetition (process)
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reprocessing
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repurposing
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<restorative processes and techniques>
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bioremediation
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compensation (restoring)
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derestoration
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leafcasting
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marine salvage
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mass treatment
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realkalization
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refurbishment
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remodeling
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renovation (process)
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repairing
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replacement
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restoration (process)
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retrofitting
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reweaving
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rope access
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scratching (process)
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scutching (general process)
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fiber scutching
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sealing (process)
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encapsulation
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heat-sealing
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separating
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bisecting
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dispersion (process)
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exfoliating
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filtration
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isolation
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leaching
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quarantining
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splitting
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<sound-related processes and techniques>
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sound effects
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stabilizing
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buffering
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consolidation
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fixing
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strengthening
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stitching (generic process)
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<storage and transporting processes and techniques>
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packing (preparation for storage and transporting)
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rolling (preparation for storage and transporting)
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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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cleaning
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computer numerical control machining
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cutting (shaping or dividing)
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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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dredging
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drilling (process)
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electrolytic etching
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engraving (action)
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erasing
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etching (corroding)
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excavation (process)
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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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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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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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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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<surface marking processes and techniques>
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blocking (surface marking)
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debossing
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embossing (technique)
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impressing
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incising
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marbleizing
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monogramming
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mottling
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pebbling
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punching (surface marking technique)
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pyrography
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rifling
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scoring (surface marking)
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sponging (surface marking process)
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stamping (marking)
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stippling
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tooling
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temperature-related techniques
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annealing
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calcining
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firing (technique)
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freeze-drying
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heat treatment
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quenching
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refining
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refrigeration (process)
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sintering
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tempering
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<transferring and transferring techniques>
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transferring
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transferring techniques
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transmission processes
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telecommuting
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transporting
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ferrying
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lifting (transporting)
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mailing
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shipping
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ventilation (process)
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