Machine (patent) — In United States patent law, a machine is one of the four principal categories of things that may be patented. The other three are a process (also termed a method), an article of manufacture (also termed a manufacture), and a composition of… … Wikipedia
Alternating Turing machine — In computational complexity theory, an alternating Turing machine (ATM) is a non deterministic Turing machine (NTM) with a rule for accepting computations that generalizes the rules used in the definition of the complexity classes NP and co NP.… … Wikipedia
Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine — Replica of the Small Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM) at the Museum of Science and Industry in Castlefield, Manchester … Wikipedia
The Ghost in the Machine — Infobox Book name = The Ghost in the Machine title orig = translator = image caption = author = Arthur Koestler illustrator = cover artist = country = language = subject = non fiction genre = Philosophy, psychiatry publisher = release date = 1967 … Wikipedia
Compiler — This article is about the computing term. For the anime, see Compiler (anime). A diagram of the operation of a typical multi language, multi target compiler A compiler is a computer program (or set of programs) that transforms source code written … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
ZPP — This is an article about a computational complexity class. For Polish communist political organisation, see Związek Patriotów Polskich . For the pyrotechnic composition, see zirconium potassium perchlorate.In complexity theory, ZPP (Zero error… … Wikipedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
Intelligence analysis — This article deals with the intellectual process of analysis itself, as opposed to intelligence analysis management, which, in turn, is a subcomponent of intelligence cycle management. For a complete hierarchical list of articles in this series,… … Wikipedia