Definitions

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  • noun The assembly of a retail product by the customer
  • noun The assembly of a biological or chemical material from a disorganized collection by means of interactions between the components

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Examples

  • So far the trend is that the self-assembly paradigm gets more convoluted and improbable as the search continues, and the design paradigm gets more and more plausible.

    A Good Saturday Evening Flick 2009

  • The Sequoia F. 8L Falco is a lightweight 2-seater aerobatic aircraft, sold in kit or plans form for self-assembly by the Sequoia Aircraft Company of Richmond, Virginia.

    Beautifull planes | My[confined]Space 2009

  • I say whoever gets there first – design or self-assembly – the winner gets to lay claim to the more reasonable "expectation".

    A Good Saturday Evening Flick 2009

  • Still, Ikea benefited from increasingly cash-conscious consumers, attracted by its low-cost furnishings and flat-pack, self-assembly furniture.

    Ikea Profit Rises on Continued Growth Jens Hansegard 2012

  • Try using a list of ingredients on a package of heavily processed food, the instructions for self-assembly furniture preferably translated from a foreign language, or the chronological order of ancient Chinese dynasties.

    The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010

  • Try using a list of ingredients on a package of heavily processed food, the instructions for self-assembly furniture preferably translated from a foreign language, or the chronological order of ancient Chinese dynasties.

    The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010

  • Try using a list of ingredients on a package of heavily processed food, the instructions for self-assembly furniture preferably translated from a foreign language, or the chronological order of ancient Chinese dynasties.

    The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010

  • Suzan Mazur: What about other mechanisms of evolution, self-organization and self-assembly?

    A Design Process 2008

  • Try using a list of ingredients on a package of heavily processed food, the instructions for self-assembly furniture preferably translated from a foreign language, or the chronological order of ancient Chinese dynasties.

    The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010

  • This will insure full inflation by encouraging self-assembly of gluten.

    Pretty Near Perfect Popovers aka TBTAM 2008

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