gigafactory
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A very large manufacturing facility.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The new AI “gigafactories” would be much larger, targeting what the commission called “moonshots”: significant innovations in healthcare, biotech, industry, robotics and scientific discovery. […] While the best-performing AI factories have supercomputers equipped with up to 25,000 advanced AI proces
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A very large manufacturing facility. — A factory producing electric batteries at a large scale.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “gigafactory” mean?
A very large manufacturing facility.
Is “gigafactory” formal or informal?
gigafactory is generally slang.