The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
adj. Of or relating to a period in the development of an economy or nation in which the relative importance of manufacturing lessens and that of services, information, and research grows.
adj. Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more important.
adj. Of a genre of industrial music following the original industrial music.
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adj. of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research
Word Usage
"To augment the brigades 'efforts, TerraCycle also is collecting what's called postindustrial waste from many manufacturers -- which includes excess labels or packaging with misprints that never makes it to market."