information engine en · NOUN
Meanings
- A theoretical engine that converts information into energy for use in work, decreasing heat entropy in the process.
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(qualifier:data processing) A data processor.
As one of its engineers blogged in 2012, Google was transforming itself from an “information engine” to a “knowledge engine.”
2021, Michele Kennerly et al., editors, Information, Columbia University Press, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| information engines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Mandal-Jarzynski model · Maxwell's demon · heat engine · Szilard's engine