Global Construction Key Terms

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Balance of Trade

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Comparisons of the value of a country's imports and exports.

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CAD (Computer Aided Design)

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Software that allows the artist to create and save templates to quickly edit a piece, popular for knit and woven fabric pattern construction.

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Child Labor Laws

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Laws that protect the conditions, hours, and amount a person under 18 works.

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Computerized Laser Cutter

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Method of manufacturing using a laser to cut materials, known for extreme accuracy and clean cuts.

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Cutting

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Process of cutting out the pattern pieces.

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Electric Knife Machine

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Used in mass production of fashion apparel, capable of cutting through many piles of fabric.

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Exports

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Products sent out from one country to others.

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Fit

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The particular way in which something fits around or into something.

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Globalization

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The flow of goods, services, money, labor, technology across international borders.

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Grading

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Most apparel products come in various sizes, and patterns have to be created for each size.