"Turing complete" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Turing complete (not comparable)
  1. (computing theory) Equivalent in power to a universal Turing machine; equivalently, functionally complete. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Theory of computing Synonyms: Turing-complete Related terms: Turing machine, universal Turing machine, functionally complete, recursive function

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