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Von Neumann Machine

The term Von Neumann machine can refer to two different concepts, both derived from the work of John Von Neumann .

Von Neumann Architecture , a conceptual model of a Computer Architecture which uses a single memory store to hold both the set of instructions for computation, and the data involved in the computation (as opposed to the Harvard Architecture )

Clanking Replicator s or (Universal Constructors), a type of machine or system that can replicate itself. There are several theoretical technologies which use this idea.

--- Von Neumann Probe s are hypothetical space probes which are capable of self replication.

---Some conceptions of Molecular Nanotechnology have included microscopic self-replicating machines.

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Conway's Game Of Life

Turing Machine

Random Access Machine

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