The difference between Factory and Trading post
When used as nouns, factory means a trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country, whereas trading post means a place where trading of goods takes place.
Factory is also adjective with the meaning: having come from the factory in the state it is currently in.
check bellow for the other definitions of Factory and Trading post
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Factory as a noun (obsolete):
A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
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Factory as a noun (now, _, rare):
The position or state of being a factor.
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Factory as a noun:
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
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Factory as a noun:
A device which produces or manufactures something.
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Factory as a noun (programming):
In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
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Factory as an adjective (colloquial, of a configuration, part, etc.):
Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.
Examples:
"See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory."
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Trading post as a noun:
A place where trading of goods takes place.
Examples:
"He runs a small trading post in the vicinity of New Hampshire."