• Klear@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    mechanical, adjective

    of or relating to manual operations

    Did you even read the links before posting them?

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      Do you believe a ball is a mechanical system?

      You can have a manual input to a mechanical system. For example, pulling a lever to operate a machine.

      The typical distinction is whether it uses and translates the input through various mechanisms. Moving a shutter with your thumb is not a mechanical shutter.

      Flipping a switch or pushing a button to do same thing could be. The manual input is translated to a separate output instead of the person providing the energy directly.

      Did I explain this middle school vocabulary lesson to your satisfaction?