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mechanically

Variant of mechanical

adjective

  1. having to do with, or having skill in the use of, machinery or tools
  2. produced or operated by machinery or a mechanism
  3. of, in accordance with, or using the principles and terminology of, the science of mechanics
  4. automatic, as if from force of habit; machinelike; lacking spontaneity, expression, warmth, etc.: to greet someone in a mechanical way
  5. Archaic of manual labor or manual laborers

noun

Printing an assemblage of type proofs, pictures, etc. mounted on a sheet of paper, to be photographed for making into a plate

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