Engine
An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. The origin of engineering was the working of engines. There is an overlap in English between two meanings of the word "engineer": 'those who operate engines' and 'those who design and construct new items'.
References
- J. G. Landels, Engineering in the Ancient World, ISBN 0520041275
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