# Mechanical

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'''Mechanical''' may refer to:

==Machine==
* [Machine (mechanical)](/source/Machine_(mechanical)), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement
* [Mechanical calculator](/source/Mechanical_calculator), a device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic
* [Mechanical energy](/source/Mechanical_energy), the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy
* [Mechanical system](/source/Mechanical_system), a system that manages the power of forces and movements to accomplish a task
* [Mechanism (engineering)](/source/Mechanism_(engineering)), a portion of a mechanical device

==Other==
* [Mechanical (character)](/source/Mechanical_(character)), one of several characters in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
* A kind of typeface in the [VOX-ATypI classification](/source/VOX-ATypI_classification)

==See also==
* [Machine](/source/Machine), especially in opposition to an electronic item
* ''[Mechanical Animals](/source/Mechanical_Animals)'', the third full-length studio release by Marilyn Manson
* [Manufactured](/source/Manufactured) or [artificial](/source/artificial), especially in opposition to a biological or natural component
* [Automation](/source/Automation), using machine decisions and processing instead of human
* [Mechanization](/source/Mechanization), using machine labor instead of human or animal labor
* [Mechanical watch](/source/Mechanical_watch), utilizing a non-electric mechanism
* [Mechanical engineering](/source/Mechanical_engineering), a branch of engineering concerned with the application of physical mechanics
* [HVAC](/source/HVAC) (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning), the mechanical systems of a building
* Mechanical [phenomenon](/source/phenomenon), as in the mechanics of the Digestive Tract or the mechanics of swallowing 
* [Mechanical license](/source/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
* [Mechanic (disambiguation)](/source/Mechanic_(disambiguation))
* [Mechanism](/source/Mechanism_(disambiguation))
* [Mechanics](/source/Mechanics)

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