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Mechanism may refer to:

Mechanism (technology), some technical aspect of a larger process or device, cf. machine
Mechanism (philosophy), a theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes
Mechanism (horology), a piece of a time-keeping device
Mechanism (sociology), a set of rules designed to bring about a certain outcome
Mechanism of action, the means by which a drug exerts its biological effects

See also

Defence mechanism, unconscious mechanisms aimed at reducing anxiety
Reaction mechanism, the sequence of reactions by which overall chemical change occurs

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