"glider gun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: glider guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glider gun (plural glider guns)
  1. (cellular automata) In the Game of Life, any pattern that "fires" out gliders. Wikipedia link: glider gun Categories (topical): Cellular automata

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