Mechanism and Transport

Mechanism

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

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

Transport noun - A mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder.

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Mechanism and transport are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mechanism" instead a noun "Transport".

particular	particular mechanism	particular transport
standard	standard mechanism	standard transport
large	large mechanism	large transport
capable	capable mechanism	capable transport
Other adjectives: primary, giant.

Answer: you don't, you just transport them back through some undefined mechanism.

Source: How Did We Get Back Home?
The lack of safety features of the transporter is highlighted in Season 3's "And the Children Shall Lead", when Kirk and Spock accidentally transport two crewmen into open space because the transporter system doesn't have any mechanism to warn that they are not locked on to a habitable location.

Source: Series / Star Trek: The Original Series
Self-Destruct Mechanism: at least one of the 1960 nazi robots can be dealt with by climbing into the armored transport from which he was released and pressing a Big Red Button.

Source: Video Game / Wolfenstein: The New Order

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