"construction unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: construction units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} construction unit (plural construction units)
  1. (manufacturing) A combination of items that is used as the basis for computing costs and materials needs. A complete construction can consist of multiple construction units, each of which is a copy of the others. Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-construction_unit-en-noun-hUcrPtU7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Topics: business, manufacturing
  2. (project management) The unit of an organization that is responsible for construction.
    Sense id: en-construction_unit-en-noun-w62ytHLJ

Inflected forms

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