Definition of machine-minding in English:
machine-minding
noun
The action of supervising or tending a machine in operation, especially by performing routine checks and maintenance or ensuring the continuous supply of materials, as on a manufacturing production line; frequently with pejorative connotations of undemanding and tedious work.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957), artist and writer.
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