Imashini nigikoresho cyateranijwe mubice bishobora gukora kandi bikoreshwa mugusimbuza imirimo yabantu, gukora imbaraga, cyangwa kubyara imirimo yingirakamaro. Imashini muri rusange igizwe nigice cyingufu, igice cyohereza, igice cyogukora, hamwe nigice cyo kugenzura.
Urebye ingufu, imashini nigikoresho gikoresha cyangwa gihindura ingufu za mashini. Ibikoresho bihindura ubundi buryo bwingufu mubukanishi bwitwa moteri yimbere, nka moteri yaka imbere, moteri ya moteri, na moteri yamashanyarazi. Ibikoresho bikoresha ingufu za mashini kugirango bikore imirimo yingirakamaro byitwa imashini zikora, nkibikoresho bitandukanye byimashini, crane, na compressor. Hamwe niterambere ryubumenyi nikoranabuhanga, igitekerezo cyimashini gihora kivugururwa kandi kigahinduka.
