mechanicalorders
nounUK /mɪˈkænɪkəl ˈɔːdəz/
US /məˈkænɪkəl ˈɔːrdərz/
Orders that a machine or a person gives without thinking or feeling.
The robot followed its mechanical orders and stacked the boxes all night.
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2. Instructions carried out by a machine part rather than a person.
The clock's mechanical orders made the hands turn every minute.
3. Rules that people follow in a stiff, unfeeling way.
The guards gave mechanical orders and never smiled at anyone.
4. Commands sent to a device to make it move or work.
The engineer typed mechanical orders into the robot's control panel.