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'''Material''' is anything made of [[matter]], constituted of one or more [[Chemical substance|substance]]s. Wood, cement, air, water and any other matter are all examples of materials. Sometimes the term "material" is used more narrowly to refer to substances or components with certain physical properties that are used as inputs to [[Production, costs, and pricing|production]] or [[manufacturing]]. In this sense, materials are the parts required to make something else, from [[building]]s and [[Art medium|art]] to [[airplane]]s and [[computer]]s.In chemical reactions specific materials are defined as reagents.

The study of materials and their properties is known as [[Materials science]]

'''Material''' is also used to refer to a group of ideas, facts, information or data, that may provide the basis for, or are part of some piece of work.<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/material</ref>

It is of great importance to certify materials in order to ensure their compliance with international and regional directives and regulations across the world.<ref>[http://www.sgs.com/en/Construction/Services-Related-to-Materials/Materials-Certification.aspx Materials Certification],Retrieved 11/07/2013</ref>

==Raw materials and processing==
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