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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That often includes a request to embed DOGE staffers to learn more about what the agency does and review its inner workings.
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 17 May 2025
Covert awareness, then, can be detected only using tools that peer at a brain’s inner workings, such as fMRI.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Ars Video Though versions of the Grok system prompt have leaked in the past, this first official look under the hood shows some interesting insights into the system's inner workings.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Recently, security researchers were handed a rare gift: a glimpse into the inner workings of Black Basta, one of the criminal world’s more sophisticated ransomware groups.
—Yuriy Bulygin, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 17 May 2025
Covert awareness, then, can be detected only using tools that peer at a brain’s inner workings, such as fMRI.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Ars Video Though versions of the Grok system prompt have leaked in the past, this first official look under the hood shows some interesting insights into the system's inner workings.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Recently, security researchers were handed a rare gift: a glimpse into the inner workings of Black Basta, one of the criminal world’s more sophisticated ransomware groups.
—Yuriy Bulygin, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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“Inner workings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20workings. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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