von Neumann machine

English

Etymology

For John von Neumann, Hungarian mathematician

Noun

von Neumann machine (plural von Neumann machines)

  1. (computing) A computer that implements the von Neumann architecture.
  2. (science fiction) Any machine that is capable of self-replication.

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