A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
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(dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
As the aviator turned his machine to reconnoitre in the new direction, he was surprised to see the hostile aeroplane between him and his objective.
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(telephony, abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
"Joe, how soon will you be ready to roll?" Frank Hardy burst into the garage where his brother was working on a sleek, black-and-silver motorcycle. "Right now, if this machine kicks over," Joe replied, putting down a wrench.
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