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From puff + -er. The cellular automata definition is a clipping of puffer train.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
puffer
Today it means: Someone or something that puffs. Full definition →
Today it means: Someone or something that puffs. Full definition →
From puff + -er. The cellular automata definition is a clipping of puffer train.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.