fab lab

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Meaning · English

A small-scale workshop with the ability to fabricate almost everything, including products generally perceived as limited to mass production.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “fab lab” mean?

A small-scale workshop with the ability to fabricate almost everything, including products generally perceived as limited to mass production.

Is “fab lab” formal or informal?

fab lab is generally slang.