inner workings
plural noun
: the parts (of something) that are only known by the people who work on it
He wanted to experience the inner workings of the political campaign.
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But the inner workings of the AI models remain opaque, and efforts to peer inside them to check exactly what is happening haven’t progressed very far.
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Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 21 May 2024
Carrillo, a six-year department veteran, is the first of several officers expected to be charged, according to one source who agreed to discuss the inner workings of the case on the condition of anonymity.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
This account of the tensions roiling NBC and its corporate overseers is based on interviews with more than two dozen people with knowledge of the company’s inner workings, almost all of whom insisted on anonymity to share details of internal discussions.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Inside Cremona’s soaring tower is a museum of clock-making that features many wonders: ancient solar and mechanical timepieces, a model of a medieval water-wheel clock, and a view of the inner workings of the tower’s own giant clock.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
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Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 21 May 2024
Carrillo, a six-year department veteran, is the first of several officers expected to be charged, according to one source who agreed to discuss the inner workings of the case on the condition of anonymity.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
This account of the tensions roiling NBC and its corporate overseers is based on interviews with more than two dozen people with knowledge of the company’s inner workings, almost all of whom insisted on anonymity to share details of internal discussions.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Inside Cremona’s soaring tower is a museum of clock-making that features many wonders: ancient solar and mechanical timepieces, a model of a medieval water-wheel clock, and a view of the inner workings of the tower’s own giant clock.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
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“Inner workings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20workings. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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