Physical plant
NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE USED IN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A GIVEN FACILITY
Mechanical plant; Plant operations; Plant ops; Industrial plant; Transmitter plant
Physical plant, mechanical plant or industrial plant (and where context is given, often just plant) refers to the necessary infrastructure used in operation and maintenance of a given facility. The operation of these facilities, or the department of an organization which does so, is called "plant operations" or facility management.