"state machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-state machine.wav Forms: state machines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} state machine (plural state machines)
  1. (computing theory) Ellipsis of finite-state machine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: finite-state machine Translations (ellipsis of finite-state machine): 狀態機 /状态机 (zhuàngtàijī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-state_machine-en-noun-6rC~g1wo Categories (other): Theory of computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 90 10 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'ellipsis of finite-state machine': 96 4
  2. (Marxism) The state machinery; state apparatus. Tags: Marxism Translations (state apparatus): 國家機器 /国家机器 (guójiā jīqì) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-state_machine-en-noun-TS5sawe8 Categories (other): Marxism Disambiguation of 'state apparatus': 22 78

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