additive manufacturing
noun1
Synonym of 3D printing (broad sense).
- SPRITAM uses Aprecia's proprietary ZipDose platform, a technology based on three-dimensional printing (a/k/a additive manufacturing) to print its formulation into a porous matrix that quickly dissolves with a sip of liquid.2015 September, Steven E. Kuehn, “I'm Printing Your Prescription Now, Ma'am”, in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Putnam Media, page 7: