In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between actual and factory
is that
actual is (obsolete) active, not passive while
factory is (obsolete) a trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
As nouns the difference between actual and factory
is that
actual is an actual, real one; notably: while
factory is (obsolete) a trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
As an adjective actual
is existing in act or reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.