andon

See also: Andon and ăn đòn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Innovated by Toyota.

Noun

andon (uncountable)

1. (manufacturing) A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.

Japanese

Romanization

andon

1. Rōmaji transcription of あんどん

Old Dutch

Etymology

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Verb

andon

1. to be jealous of

Inflection

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Descendants

• Middle Dutch: anden

Further reading

• “andon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012