Talk:Means of labor

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Capital, Vol. 1, Part III, Chap. 7, defines Instrument of labour: "An instrument of labour is a thing, or a complex of things, which the labourer interposes between himself and the subject of his labour, and which serves as the conductor of his activity. He makes use of the mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of some substances in order to make other substances subservient to his aims. . . ."

This appeears identical to Means of labor as defined in our Wikipedia article. Is there some difference that I am missing, or should we mention in the article that the terms are synonymous?  Also, the term instrument of production appears twice in this article. How does it differ from instrument of labour? --Chroma liberator 30 July 2007.