What is a mechanism?
A mechanism is a script or program that makes a behavior happen. There may be a number of mechanisms that present identical outcomes to the user, but are necessary because of the varying types and combinations of file formats or variations in XML encoding. To continue with the example from above (What is a “Behavior”) getThumbnail means the same thing for the user regardless of what kind of image file is behind it and what kind of programming it takes to deliver that image file to the user.
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