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A laboratory ( lab for short) is a work place where scientific research , experiments , or measurement are done.

The word laboratory is also used for other places where the work done or equipment used are like those in scientific laboratories. These include:

• a film laboratory or photographic laboratory
• a computer lab
• a medical lab
• a clandestine lab for making illegal drugs

Scientific laboratories can be found in schools and universities , in hospitals , in industry , in government or military facilities, and even aboard ships and spacecraft .

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