"inner workings" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} inner workings pl (plural only)
  1. The mechanisms that function internally to a system and are not outwardly visible Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Systems theory Translations (Translations): rouages [masculine, plural] (French), Innenleben [neuter] (German)

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