Turing switch

noun

Turing switch

noun

Etymology Named after Alan Turing, though not based on his research.

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Communications, Computing, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Networking, Physical sciences, Sciences, Telecommunications A logical construction modelling the operation of the network switch, just as in theoretical computer science a Turing machine models the operation of a computer.

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