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tooling

Pronunciation: /ˈtuːlɪŋ/
Definition of tooling

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1assorted tools, especially ones required for a mechanized process: [as modifier]:the tooling costs for the latest Ford Fiesta
  • the process of making or working something with tools: [as modifier]:the deck moulding showed some tooling marks
  • 2the ornamentation of a leather book cover with designs impressed by heated tools: ornaments ready to use in the gold tooling of fine bindings

tooling in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of tooling in the US English dictionary