any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

an efficient person

an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently

a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

a group that controls the activities of a political party

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

make by machinery

a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts

a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation

a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)

shoot with a machine gun

a serviceman in the artillery

a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers

a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation

an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform

a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun

a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

suitable for feeding directly into a computer

a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically

light machine gun

a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver

workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools

a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread

a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials

the use of computers to translate from one language to another

wash by machine

stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

operated by automation

electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image

operated by automation

made by machine

a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers

electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats

wash by machine

resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

machines or machine systems collectively

a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions