Mechanism
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Mechanism may refer to:
- Mechanism (technology), some technical aspect of a larger process or device, cf. machine
- Mechanism (philosophy), a theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes
- Mechanism (horology), a piece of a time-keeping device
- Mechanism (sociology), a set of rules designed to bring about a certain outcome
[edit] See also
- Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek analog computer
- Mechanism of action, the means by which a drug exerts its biological effects
- Defence mechanism, unconscious mechanisms aimed at reducing anxiety
- Reaction mechanism, the sequence of reactions by which overall chemical change occurs
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