Mechanization covers the transformation or conversion of a character into a machine or robotic version of themselves. This includes actual transformations where a person becomes a robot or mechanical being, but it also covers the more common scenario in most stories here—when someone wears, puts on, or is encased in something that makes them look or act like a machine. Think robot suits, exoskeletons, mechanical armor, or anything else that gives someone that robotic appearance or behavior. Basically, if there's machinery involved in making someone look or function like a android, mechanization applies.