finite-state machine
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finite-state machine (plural finite-state machines)
- (computing theory) A formalism for describing computation, consisting of a finite set of states and a transition function describing when to move from one state to another.
- Synonyms: finite-state automaton, state machine, finite automaton, automaton
- Hypernyms: transition system, pushdown automaton, Turing machine
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formalism for describing computation
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- finite-state machine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia