Laboratory
facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed
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A laboratory (lab for short) is a work place where scientific research, experiments, or measurement are done.
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The word laboratory is also used for other places where the work done or equipment used are like those in scientific laboratories. These include:
- a film laboratory or photographic laboratory
- a computer lab
- a medical lab
- a clandestine lab for making illegal drugs
Scientific laboratories can be found in schools and universities, in hospitals, in industry, in government or military facilities, and even aboard ships and spacecraft.
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