Industrial

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Industrial may refer to:

Industry, a segment of the economy involving the manufacturing and transportation of products
Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of industry
Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
Industrial loan company, a financial institution in the United States that lends money, and may be owned by non-financial institutions
Industrial organization, a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure and boundaries between firms and markets
Industrial Revolution, the development of industry in the 19th century
Industrial society, a society that has undergone industrialization
Industrial technology, a broad field that includes designing, building, optimizing, managing and operating industrial equipment and processes
Industrial land use or zoning, areas that are designated as acceptable for industrial uses, like factories
"Industrial" is industry jargon for a training film or video

Industrial music, genre of music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes
- Industrial dance, a style of music characterized by electronic beats, symphonic keyboard lines, pile-driver rhythms, angst-ridden or sampled vocals, and cyberpunk imagery
- Industrial metal, a style of music characterized by repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals
- Industrial rock, a style of music characterized by electric guitars, drums and bass paired with white noise blasts and electronic music gear, such as synthesizers, sequencers, samplers and drum machines
Industrial musical, musical performance done only for the employees of a company in order to motivate or educate them
Industrial Records, a record label established in 1976 by industrial music group and performance artists, Throbbing Gristle
Industrial piercing, any two pierced ear holes connected with a single straight piece of jewelry
Industrial (album), debut album by Pitchshifter