In the context of formal language theory, a Turing machine (automaton) is capable of enumerating some arbitrary subset of valid strings of an alphabet. A set of strings which can be enumerated in this …

Sep 24, 2018 · They were first named ‘Turing machines’ by Alonzo Church in a review of Turing’s paper (Church 1937). Today, they are considered to be one of the foundational models of computability and …

Jan 8, 2026 · Turing machine, hypothetical computing device introduced in 1936 by the English mathematician and logician Alan M. Turing.

Turing describes a machine that has an infinitely long tape upon which it writes, reads and alters symbols. He further shows that a machine with the correct minimal set of operations can calculate …

Jan 8, 2026 · A Turing Machine consists of an infinite tape, a read/write head, and a set of rules that determine how it reads, writes, and moves on the tape. Despite its simplicity, a TM can simulate any …

In principle, we can build Turing Machines for computing all kinds of functions, such as capitalizing text, finding words in text, computing interest payments, finding documents on the World Wide Web, etc.

A Turing machine is a theoretical computing machine invented by Alan Turing (1937) to serve as an idealized model for mathematical calculation.

Turing machines are similar to finite automata/finite state machines but have the advantage of unlimited memory. They are capable of simulating common computers; a problem that a common computer …

A Turing machine is an idealised computing device consisting of a read/write head (or 'scanner') with a paper tape passing through it. The tape is divided into squares, each square bearing a single symbol …

The Universal Turing Machine, conceptualized by mathematician Alan Turing in the 1930s, is an abstract machine that serves as a foundational model for understanding computation.