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An abstract computing machine that has a finite number of possible internal states and operates on an infinite memory tape by first reading a symbol from a cell in the tape, and then, deterministically, based on that symbol and the machine’s state, writing a symbol in that cell, moving to a neighboring cell, and/or changing state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: a-machine
Antonyms: none provided
a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
Named after English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer Alan Turing (1912–1954), who introduced the concept in 1936 to give a mathematically precise definition of computability. Turing called it an a-machine; the term "Turing machine" was coined by his doctoral advisor Alonzo Church.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
آلَة تورنج
— abstract machine
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Chinese Mandarin:
圖靈機 /图灵机
(túlíngjī)
— abstract machine
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Chinese Mandarin:
確定型圖靈機 /确定型图灵机
(quèdìngxíng túlíngjī)
— abstract machine
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Czech:
Turingův stroj
— abstract machine
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Finnish:
Turingin kone
— abstract machine
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French:
machine de Turing
— abstract machine
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German:
Turingmaschine
— abstract machine
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Hebrew:
מכונת טיורינג
(mechonát tyúring)
— abstract machine
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Hungarian:
Turing-gép
— abstract machine
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Icelandic:
Turing-vél
— abstract machine
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Icelandic:
Turing vél
— abstract machine
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Italian:
macchina di Turing
— abstract machine
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Persian:
ماشین تورینگ
— abstract machine
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Polish:
maszyna Turinga
— abstract machine
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Portuguese:
máquina de Turing
— abstract machine
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Romanian:
mașină Turing
— abstract machine
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Russian:
маши́на Тью́ринга
(mašína Tʹjúringa)
— abstract machine
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Serbo-Croatian:
Turingova mašina
— abstract machine
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Serbo-Croatian:
Turingov stroj
— abstract machine
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Spanish:
máquina de Turing
— abstract machine
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Turkish:
Turing makinesi
— abstract machine
