shelving
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- noun
- /ˈʃɛlvɪŋ/
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colocación en estanterías
- Housed in an old stone building built in the 1920s, the office was small, crowded by two desks, the walls lined with metal shelving and stuffed with books.
- shelving books
Examples
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So I used one for perfume and one on this shelving unit as well, and I think it works so nicely.
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General management jobs focus on facility set-up, supply organization, book shelving and displays, graphic novel area, signage, deliveries, and technology.
Academic text (2012) -
Facing the shelving, he selected the culture nutrients and other supplies he needed.
Fiction book (1999) -
The principal is encouraged to involve parents in "shelving books, reviewing new materials, and reading with children" in the library.
Academic text (2004) -
Our parents work tirelessly to assist us in covering and shelving books.
Academic text (2014) -
Circulation staff could thereby easily identify these items and place them on separate carts for shelving.
Academic text (2014) -
The books have a loose logic to their shelving: mysteries in the bedroom; novels out here; art books, notably by the Wyeths, on the far wall.
Fiction book (2001) -
The third wall contained floor-to-ceiling shelving, which was filled with microbiological supplies such as petri dishes, spare HEPA filters, agar, and jars of nutrients.
Fiction book (1999) -
The store manager decided to begin shelving the new inventory in preparation for the sale.
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After organizing the books, she took a moment to admire the neat shelving in the library.
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Etymology
Shelving comes from shelf + -ing and means the action of putting things onto shelves, like when shop staff place new items on a shelf, so shelving is the process of 'placing items on shelves'.