Meanings
proper noun
- Alan Turing (1912–1954), a British logician and early computer scientist.
- computingA programming language.
Origin
(programming language): Named after Alan Turing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 圖靈 /图灵
- 圖靈 /图灵 (tou⁴ ling⁴)surname
Chinese Mandarin 圖靈 /图灵, 圖林 /图林
- 圖靈 /图灵 (Túlíng)surname
- 圖林 /图林 (Túlin)surname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Turing
All rhymes →Sounds the same
touring (one pronunciation)
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Turing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turing
MLA
“Turing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turing.
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