Machine tools are called the 'mother machines of industry', because every other machine is built with them.
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机床 is the general word. The kinds are named by what they do plus 床 "bed": 车床 lathe, 铣床 milling machine, 刨床 planer, 磨床 grinder. A computer-controlled one is a 数控 (CNC) machine tool.
