laborsaving
Cutting down effort
Laborsaving describes devices, methods, or technologies that reduce the physical or mental effort required to complete a task.
A washing machine is a laborsaving appliance compared to scrubbing by hand.
Laborsaving innovations transformed household work in the twentieth century.
Also spelled labour-saving in British English.
Automaton design field
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
- devicesTools or mechanisms
- appliancesPowered household equipment
gadgets · tools · equipment · sensors · actuators · motors · conveyor · programmable
Efficiency-boosting method
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- simplificationMaking something less complex
- convenienceEase of use
ease · practicality · productivity · throughput · output · performance · yield · quick
Output relative to input
- workforceAll available workers
- ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
- industrialOf factories and production
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
assembly · production · capacity · scalability · outsourcing · delegation · template · standardization
Powered household device
- dishwasherAppliance that cleans cookware
- washerSpacer ring for fasteners
- dryerAppliance removing moisture
- vacuumAbsence of matter
microwave · blender · pressure-cooker · breadmaker · self-cleaning · programmable · timer · preset
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
revolutionary · pioneering · ingenious · upgrade · improvement · modern · novel · patent
robotics
Automaton design field
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
- devicesTools or mechanisms
appliances · gadgets · tools · equipment · sensors · actuators · motors · conveyor · programmable · self-operating
time-saver
Efficiency-boosting method
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- simplificationMaking something less complex
convenience · ease · practicality · productivity · throughput · output · performance · yield · quick · shortcut
productivity
Output relative to input
- workforceAll available workers
- ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
- industrialOf factories and production
manufacturing · assembly · production · capacity · scalability · outsourcing · delegation · template · standardization · workflow
appliance
Powered household device
- dishwasherAppliance that cleans cookware
- washerSpacer ring for fasteners
- dryerAppliance removing moisture
vacuum · microwave · blender · pressure-cooker · breadmaker · self-cleaning · programmable · timer · preset · hands-free
invention
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
state-of-the-art · revolutionary · pioneering · ingenious · upgrade · improvement · modern · novel · patent · prototype
laborsavingmanual
Written instructions for use
nonautomatic · nonautomated · hand-operated · hands-on · human-powered
laborsavinglabor-intensive
Requiring extensive human effort
arduous · laborious · strenuous · toilsome · backbreaking
save, saving, labor, savings, laborer, labored, laboring, labour, laboratory