machinery

nouns

machines or machine systems collectively

machinery

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

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

a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions

"the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"

machinery

is a type of (narrower)

a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

"a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"