machine hour method noun (business)

A method of calculating depreciation by dividing the cost of a machine by the estimated number of hours of its useful life, and applying the resultant rate to the actual running hours in each year

machine intelligence noun

Artificial intelligence

machine language noun

Instructions for processing data, put into a form that can be directly understood and obeyed by a specific computer

machineˈ-made adjective

Made by a machine

machineˈman noun

A person who oversees the working of a machine

machineˈ-pistol noun

A small submachine-gun

machineˈ-readable adjective

(of data) in a form that can be directly processed by a computer

machineˈ-ruler noun

A machine for ruling lines on paper

machine screw noun

A screw, usu not more than 1/4 inch in diameter, with a machine-cut thread, used with a nut, or in tapped holes in metal parts

machineˈ-shop noun

A workshop where metal, etc, is machined to shape

machine tool noun

A power-driven machine, such as a lathe, drill, press, etc, for shaping metal, wood, or plastic material

machineˈ-tooled adjective

machine translation noun (computing)

The automatic production of text in one natural language from that in another

machineˈ-washable adjective

(of a textile article) that may be washed in a domestic washing machine (also noun)

machineˈ-work noun

Work done by a machine

machining allowance noun (engineering)

The material provided beyond the finished contours on a casting, forging, or roughly prepared component, which is subsequently removed in machining to size