Short for mechanic or mechanical; an informal abbreviation used in conversation and writing.
Shortened form of 'mechanic' or 'mechanical,' emerging in 20th-century English informal speech and writing, particularly in military and technical contexts. The '-mech' suffix also appears in science fiction (like 'biomech') as a combining form.
'Mech' started as simple shorthand that soldiers and mechanics used, but it became iconic in science fiction as the term for giant robots (like in the game 'MechWarrior'), showing how casual abbreviations can become part of specialized vocabulary in entire fictional universes.
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