Academic Dictionary
Home / Thesaurus / Turing machine
Find the word that fits

Turing machine: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Turing machine

a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape

View the full dictionary entry Compare this word with another →
42 useful connections shown 0 reviewed relationships and 42 broader connections.
Reviewed set in progress

No hand-reviewed synonym set has been published for this word yet.

The broader connections below can still help you explore, but they are labelled by the evidence joining the words and should not automatically be treated as substitutes.

Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Client noun · 86% connection

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Dot matrix printer noun · 86% connection

a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Dot printer noun · 86% connection

a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
File server noun · 86% connection

(computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Guest noun · 86% connection

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Host noun · 86% connection

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Matrix printer noun · 86% connection

a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Node noun · 86% connection

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Printer noun · 86% connection

(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Server noun · 86% connection

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Computer network noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a network of computers

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Interface noun · 85% connection

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Port noun · 85% connection

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Internet site noun · 85% connection

a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet…

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Site noun · 85% connection

a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet…

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Web site noun · 85% connection

a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet…

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Website noun · 85% connection

a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet…

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Bus network noun · 85% connection

a network topology in which nodes are connected in a daisy chain by a linear sequence of buses.; "In a bus network, every station rece…

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.
Definition Compare
Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.

Backup file noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Bodkin noun · 78% connection

A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
C.P.U. noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Cartridge noun · 78% connection

a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Central processing unit noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Central processor noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Command prompt noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Computer architecture noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Computer memory noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Computer software noun · 78% connection

(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer syst…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Computer storage noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
Core memory noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.
Definition Compare
All dictionary tools

Explore Academic Dictionary

The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.

Dictionary Definitions and meanings Thesaurus Synonyms with nuance Academic writing Evidence and analysis Professional Workplace vocabulary Word origins Etymology and roots Subjects Specialist dictionaries Word clusters Connected vocabulary Word similarity Compare two words Crossword Play with vocabulary