Maker culture

<p>The maker culture is a contemporary <a href="/facts/Subculture/xUYDM25I">subculture</a> representing a technology-based extension of <a href="/facts/Do_it_yourself/C2Gf8VJW">DIY culture</a> that intersects with <a href="/facts/Computer_hardware/8jSjsCNv">hardware</a>-oriented parts of <a href="/facts/Hacker_culture/8ww6P79y">hacker culture</a> and revels in the creation of new devices as well as <a href="/facts/Tinkering/YpSnLBxo">tinkering</a> with existing ones. The maker culture in general supports <a href="/facts/Open-source_hardware/UgCHeVsm">open-source hardware</a>. Typical interests enjoyed by the maker culture include engineering-oriented pursuits such as <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronics</a>, <a href="/facts/Robotics/wkmvodJz">robotics</a>, <a href="/facts/3D_printing/lbvWU3t0">3-D printing</a>, and the use of <a href="/facts/Numerical_control/B2c7UbaX">computer numeric control</a> tools, as well as more traditional activities such as <a href="/facts/Metalworking/eAT0Pvz2">metalworking</a>, <a href="/facts/Woodworking/JSttCtkP">woodworking</a>, and, mainly, its predecessor, traditional <a href="/facts/Handicraft/MXjkwQQD">arts and crafts</a>.
</p><p>The subculture stresses a cut-and-paste approach to standardized hobbyist <a href="/facts/Technologies/9Uav5WVR">technologies</a>, and encourages cookbook re-use of designs published on websites and maker-oriented publications. There is a strong focus on using and learning practical skills and applying them to reference designs. There is also growing work on <a href="/facts/Hackerspace/acq7e6hb">equity and the maker culture</a>.
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Maker culture