While the term was self-applied by a small coterie of groups and individuals associated with Industrial Records in the late 1970s, it was broadened to include artists influenced by the original movement or using an "industrial" aesthetic.
” 虽然该术语是由20世纪70年代后期与工业唱片公司相关的一小群团体和个人自行应用的，但它被扩大到包括受原始运动影响的艺术家或使用“工业”美学。