Turing tape

noun

The infinitely long memory tape on which a Turing machine would operate, consisting of individual cells that can be read or written.

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Meanings

nounTuring tape (countable and uncountable, plural Turing tapes)

plural Turing tapes

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe infinitely long memory tape on which a Turing machine would operate, consisting of individual cells that can be read or written.
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