state machine

noun

Meaning

A formalism for describing computation, consisting of a set of states and a transition function describing when to move from one state to another.
The state machinery; state apparatus.

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Related words

machine of government(English)machinism(English)machinery(English)automaton(English)apparatus(English)compound machine(English)automechanism(English)automatonism(English)

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