Turing machine

an early hypothetical model for a simple computer capable theoretically of solving complex problems by performing a small number of basic operations

Origin: after Alan Mathison Turing, its originator

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noun
A hypothetical computing device capable of storing information and responding to computational questions, used in mathematical studies of computability.

Origin:

Origin: After Alan Mathison Turing, who conceived such a machine

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