LPBF
English
Etymology
Early 21st century, along with many other terms for additive manufacturing processes that have arisen contemporarily and since.
Noun
LPBF (uncountable)
- Initialism of laser powder bed fusion, the type of selective laser melting that uses a powder bed (formerly the only type that existed.)
- Hypernyms: selective laser melting < AM, additive manufacturing < manufacturing, making