so strong, durable, etc. as to be suitable for industrial use: often used hyperbolically, as in the marketing of household products, or humorously
industrial-strength
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industrial-strength
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Extremely strong, durable, or concentrated: industrial-strength cardboard; industrial-strength detergent.
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Adjective
(comparative more industrial-strength, superlative most industrial-strength)
- Having a level of potency, concentration, or durability suitable for industrial tasks, as opposed to merely household tasks.
Usage notes
This phrase is frequently used hyperbolically in advertisements for cleaning products and other chemicals, to imply that the product is more effective than others available for household use.
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industrial strength - Computer Definition
Hardware or software designed for fault tolerant operation. It mostly refers to software that has built-in safeguards against failure. For example, an industrial-strength operating system does not lock up the computer if an application fails. Industrial-strength features in a database (DBMS) ensure the quality of the data (see referential integrity and two-phase commit). Programs become industrial strength after being thoroughly tested in live user environments for extensive periods. See bulletproof.
Beyond the Software Itself
Being popular with IT people, the term has been expanded. In these book titles, industrial strength refers to tried and true methods. (Images courtesy of O'Reilly, www.oreilly.com)
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