Makina ndi chipangizo chopangidwa kuchokera ku zigawo zomwe zimatha kugwira ntchito ndikugwiritsiridwa ntchito m'malo mwa anthu, kusintha mphamvu, kapena kupanga ntchito yothandiza. Makina nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi mphamvu, gawo lotumizira, gawo lophatikizira, ndi gawo lowongolera.
Kuchokera pakuwona mphamvu, makina ndi chipangizo chomwe chimagwiritsa ntchito kapena kutembenuza mphamvu zamakina. Zipangizo zomwe zimasinthira mphamvu zina kukhala mphamvu zamakina zimatchedwa ma prime movers, monga ma injini oyatsira mkati, ma injini a nthunzi, ndi ma mota amagetsi. Zipangizo zomwe zimagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zamakina kuti zigwire ntchito zothandiza zimatchedwa makina ogwirira ntchito, monga zida zamakina, ma cranes, ndi ma compressor. Ndi chitukuko cha sayansi ndi zamakono, lingaliro la makina nthawi zonse likusinthidwa ndikusintha.
