'Mechanical' may refer to:
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Mechanics, in physics, e.g.
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Classical mechanics
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Quantum mechanics
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Mechanical advantage
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Mechanical energy
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Mechanical stress
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Mechanical work
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Mechanical engineering, a branch of engineering concerned with the application of physical mechanics
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HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning), the mechanical systems of a building
'Mechanical' may also refer to:
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Mechanical (character), one of several characters in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
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Mechanical (Myst), one of the settings in the computer game Myst
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Mechanical Animals, the third full-length studio release by Marilyn Manson
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Mechanical license, used in the music industry to indicate the payment made from a licensee to the owner of a copyright for the right to mechanically reproduce a song
'Mechanical' is often used as a general term to distinguish from another class of item. Mechanical may mean:
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Machine, especially in opposition to an electronic item
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Mechanization, using machine labor instead of human or animal labor
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Automation, using machine decisions and processing instead of human
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Manufactured or artificial, especially in opposition to a biological or natural component
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Mechanism (technology), a portion of a mechanical device
See also
Mechanic (disambiguation)