mechanical

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Originally a maker of mechanical accounting machines and punch-card systems, IBM was an early entrant in personal computers, though it ultimately pivoted to IT consulting before the turn of the 21st century.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

And there’s always a hummingbird, designed “like a mechanical Fabergé egg,” hidden among the art.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

We’re tapping digital buttons that now stand in for physical buttons that once stood in for a mechanical method for interacting with a complex system.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

They eased mechanical strain, making it practical to run banks of elevators continuously, packing in larger workforces and turning vertical circulation into a scalable system rather than a bottleneck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“Chewing and swallowing can be a mechanical process. And the whatnot designers—they created androids that look like they are eating and swallowing and digesting food like a normal human child.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix