internals

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noun

The internal workings of a mechanism or system that are normally hidden from view

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Meanings

nouninternals pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe internal workings of a mechanism or system that are normally hidden from view

    "[…] This is the last road of the round and then we may as well drop down into the High Street and get a snack to carry us on till breakfast. […]" "Suit me all right," assented Horace. "As a matter of fact my internals have been complaining out loud for the past half hour. […]"

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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