"information engine" meaning in English

See information engine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: information engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} information engine (plural information engines)
  1. (thermodynamics) A theoretical engine that converts information into energy for use in work, decreasing heat entropy in the process. Categories (topical): Thermodynamics Related terms: heat engine, Maxwell's demon, Szilard's engine, Mandal-Jarzynski model
    Sense id: en-information_engine-en-noun-EI~AiLkg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics
  2. (data processing) A data processor.
    Sense id: en-information_engine-en-noun-YGbJWewN

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