Definitions
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- noun The assembly of a
retail product by thecustomer - noun The assembly of a
biological orchemical material from adisorganized collection by means ofinteractions between thecomponents
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Examples
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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.
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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.
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I say whoever gets there first – design or self-assembly – the winner gets to lay claim to the more reasonable "expectation".
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Suzan Mazur: What about other mechanisms of evolution, self-organization and self-assembly?
A Design Process 2008
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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
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This will insure full inflation by encouraging self-assembly of gluten.
Pretty Near Perfect Popovers aka TBTAM 2008
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