Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A system to manage, visualise, and improve work across teams, often as part of an agile methodology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of kanban.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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History
From Japanese 看板 (かんばん, kanban), from 看 (kan, “visible”) + 板 (“board or card”), developed and first used in the Toyota Production System.
