Mechanism and Setting

Mechanism

Mechanism noun - Device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function.

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Setting and mechanism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Mechanism".

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Mechanism and setting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mechanism" instead a noun "Setting".

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

good	good mechanism	good setting
high	high mechanism	high setting
particular	particular mechanism	particular setting
similar	similar mechanism	similar setting
Other adjectives: common, natural, specific, standard, actual, entire, main, ancient, new, unique, primary, basic, central, different.

Light spends a good chunk of the episode setting up and explaining an elaborate safety mechanism to hide his notebook, and it never comes up again.

Source: The Law of Conservation of Detail aka: Law Of Conservation Of Detail
The whole setting of the story is destroyed by a gigantic explosion, 9 times out of 10 caused by a Self-Destruct Mechanism.

Source: Franchise / Resident Evil
For instance, if your characters' magic would theoretically be able to bypass someone else's antimagic just because it operates on a mechanism that isn't applicable to your magic or because it's 'technically not magic' by your in-setting standards, let their antimagic work on your characters.

Source: Roleplay / Character Development Thread

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