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'''Material''' is the [[substance]] or [[matter]] from which something is or can be made, or also items needed for doing or creating something. 

'''Material''' is sometimes used when referring to [[cloth]] or fabric.

'''Materials''' are sometimes useful for people. Materials can be used to make clothes and other stuff for people. Materials are one of the most important things to people in their day-to-day lives. Without materials a lot of things could not be done.⏎
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'''Materials''' are inputs to [[production]] or [[manufacturing]]. They are often raw - that is unprocessed, but are sometimes processed before being used in more advanced production processes.  In general, in technologically advanced societies, the materials are not finished consumer goods. Some examples of materials are [[paper]] and [[silk]].

'''Material''' is an ensemble led by [[Bill Laswell]].

== Some important materials ==

*[[Metal]]s
**[[Steel]]
**[[Aluminum]]
**[[Copper]]
*[[Polymer]]s
**[[rubber]]
**[[plastic]]
*[[Ceramics]]
*[[Glass]]
*[[Portland cement]]
*[[Rock (geology)|stone]]
*[[Textiles]]
*[[silk]]
**[[Cotton]] fabric
**[[Wool]] fabric
*[[bio-based material]]s
**[[leather]]
**[[bone]]
**[[paper]]
**[[lumber]]/[[wood]]
*[[Biomaterial]]s
*[[Composite material|Composites]]
**[[Fiberglass]]
**[[Concrete]]

== See also ==
* [[technology]]
* [[history of science and technology]]
* [[post-industrial society]]
* [[commodity]]
* [[Materiel]]

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