English Explanatory Dictionary

andon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese paper lantern.
  2. A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
  3. A light used to indicate a problem in the andon manufacturing system.
name
  1. A surname from Galician.

Word forms

andon andons

Etymology

(manufacturing): Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Introduced by Toyota.

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