n.
Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ bän
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Japanese, sign, placard; from the cards used on assembly lines to signal that parts are needed
Date: 1977
: JUST-IN-TIME
n.
Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ bän
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Japanese, sign, placard; from the cards used on assembly lines to signal that parts are needed
Date: 1977
: JUST-IN-TIME
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012