mech
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• noun
A large, walked-limbed, often humanoid robotic vehicle controlled by a human pilot seated inside, commonly featured in science fiction and video games.
"The concept artist sketched a towering mech designed to traverse rugged planetary terrain."
An informal shortening of mechanic, referring to a skilled technician who repairs and maintains machinery, engines, or vehicles.
"Our lead flight mech inspected the turbine housing before clearing the aircraft for departure."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 20th century by clipping 'mechanical' or 'mechanic', and further popularized through Japanese anime and science-fiction tabletop games as a shortening of 'mecha' (from Japanese 'meka', itself an abbreviation of English 'mechanism').
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