hasMechanism

P8166
predicate

Indicates that one entity operates, functions, or produces an effect through the specified mechanism or process.

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All labels observed (85)

Label Occurrences
hasMechanismOfAction 189
gameMechanic 183
hasMechanism canonical 135

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasMechanism
Generated description
Indicates that one entity operates, functions, or produces an effect through the specified mechanism or process.

Sample triples (1,022)

Subject Object
India–United States relations Strategic Dialogue via predicate surface "hasDialogueMechanism" ⓘ
India–United States relations Trade Policy Forum via predicate surface "hasDialogueMechanism" ⓘ
India–United States relations Commercial Dialogue via predicate surface "hasDialogueMechanism" ⓘ
India–United States relations Homeland Security Dialogue via predicate surface "hasDialogueMechanism" ⓘ
India–United States relations Energy Dialogue via predicate surface "hasDialogueMechanism" ⓘ
India–United States relations Cyber Dialogue via predicate surface "hasDialogueMechanism" ⓘ
Egypt–United States relations strategic dialogue ⓘ
Egypt–United States relations military-to-military consultations ⓘ
Danish trade unions collective agreements via predicate surface "useMechanism" ⓘ
Danish trade unions centralized wage bargaining via predicate surface "useMechanism" ⓘ
Danish trade unions sectoral bargaining via predicate surface "useMechanism" ⓘ
Creeper explosion destroys blocks via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Creeper explosion can kill player via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Creeper explosion damage reduced by armor via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Creeper explosion damage reduced by blast protection via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Thin Man reveals true form when engaged via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Thin Man leaves poison clouds that damage units over time via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Peenebrücke Wolgast bascule via predicate surface "hasOpeningMechanism" ⓘ
Pyrmont Bridge computer-controlled swing operation via predicate surface "hasControlSystem" ⓘ
Jacquard loom punched-card-controlled loom via predicate surface "mechanismType" ⓘ
The Heart of Gold voice-activated controls via predicate surface "hasControlSystem" ⓘ
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act via predicate surface "complianceMechanism" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: COPPA Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission
Box Sync automatic software updates via predicate surface "updateMechanism" ⓘ
Pro Stand counterbalanced arm via predicate surface "adjustmentMechanism" ⓘ
GNU ELPA (via external packages depending on it)
surface form: GNU ELPA
Emacs package list refresh via predicate surface "updateMechanism" ⓘ
GNU ELPA Emacs package list refresh via predicate surface "updateMechanism" ⓘ
BTWC review conferences ⓘ
BTWC confidence-building measures ⓘ
Ninji can be defeated by jumping on it via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Dry Bones Collapses when stomped via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Dry Bones Reassembles after a short time via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Dry Bones Immune to standard stomping defeat via predicate surface "gameMechanic" ⓘ
Android 10 over-the-air update via predicate surface "updateMechanism" ⓘ
Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation osmium(VIII)–osmium(VI) catalytic cycle via predicate surface "mechanismFeature" ⓘ
Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation formation of cyclic osmate ester intermediate via predicate surface "mechanismFeature" ⓘ
MOSFETs
surface form: MOSFET
majority carrier conduction via predicate surface "hasConductionMechanism" ⓘ
Pigouvian subsidy government pays per-unit subsidy to producers or consumers ⓘ
Pigouvian subsidy reduces private marginal cost or effective price ⓘ
Pigouvian subsidy shifts private marginal benefit toward social marginal benefit ⓘ
Multi-Fibre Arrangement quota system bilateral quota negotiations via predicate surface "complianceMechanism" ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 706 UN escrow account for Iraqi oil revenues via predicate surface "establishedMechanism" ⓘ
New York State Mitchell-Lama Housing Program regulated rents ⓘ
New York State Mitchell-Lama Housing Program limited equity for cooperatives ⓘ
Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions GRECO evaluation rounds via predicate surface "hasMonitoringMechanism" ⓘ
Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions GRECO compliance procedures via predicate surface "hasMonitoringMechanism" ⓘ
Chelsea Street Bridge wire rope hoist system via predicate surface "hasLiftMechanism" ⓘ
Grand Haven Musical Fountain computer-controlled choreography via predicate surface "hasControlSystem" ⓘ
Google Play ecosystem over-the-air app updates via predicate surface "updateMechanism" ⓘ
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology RNA-guided DNA cleavage ⓘ
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology PAM sequence recognition ⓘ