Definition:
A System of mutually adapted parts working together as a Means by which a particular effect is produced.
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Concept Number: *527
English Master: Mechanism
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Detailing
<-OED A mechanism is HOW the System does a Function ("Means").
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::Providing the service is WHY a System does a Function
- The function is WHAT the Function does
- A mechanism is HOW the System does a Function ("Means")
- A Process is (part of) HOW the mechanism does a Function ("activity").
<- Don Mills, NZ, 2002::
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This Concept entered by Diane O'Brien.