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 [[File:Corporate etymology.png|alt=Corporate etymology|thumb|The origin of the word "Corporation"]]
-'''A machine is a collection of enclosed parts that exert force on each other to produce a desired function. This may be as simple as cogs in a drill press making holes or employees working in a [[corporation]] to make a profit.'''
+'''A machine is a collection of enclosed parts that channel energy to produce a desired function. This may be as simple as cogs in a drill press making holes or employees working in a [[corporation]] to make profit.'''
-It is the commonality of the parts which define the machine i.e. the majority of parts in a drill press do simple tasks which work together to make holes in things. Whereas in a corporation a collection of people work together to make profit. Machines always have inputs, a function and then based on their efficiency, a productive output (''internality'') and a waste output (''[[Externalities|externality]]'').
+Machines always have inputs such as energy, then a function such as making holes and then based on their efficiency, a productive output (''internality - holes'') and a waste output (''[[Externalities|externality]] - wood shavings'').
 == Machine Intelligence ==