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[[File:Corporate etymology.png|alt=Corporate etymology|thumb|The origin of the word "Corporation"]] | [[File:Corporate etymology.png|alt=Corporate etymology|thumb|The origin of the word "Corporation"]] | ||
'''A machine is a collection of enclosed | '''A machine is a collection of enclosed parts that use energy to producing 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.''' | ||
The majority of machines use a source of energy (such as electricity) to make a productive output (''internality - holes/profit'') and a waste output (''[[Externalities|externality]] - wood shavings/waste''). When the first machines were created they were refined by their creators in order to increase their productive output. machines were placed together to form more productive units. For instance, a drill press can add a conveyor belt to bring in more wood, a collective of machines in one enclosure is called a factory. | |||
== Machine Intelligence == | == Machine Intelligence == | ||