machinery

noun

1. The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

2. The working parts of a machine as a group.

3. The collective parts of something which allow it to function.

   “All of the machinery of the law was brought to bear on the investigation.”

4. figurativelyThe literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect

5. A system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions

   “the complex machinery of negotiation”

   “the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order”