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Device for operating railway turnouts
A point machine (also known as a point motor, switch machine or switch motor) is a device for operating railway turnouts especially at a distance. In the
Point_machine
Sculpting tool
A pointing machine is a measuring tool used by stone sculptors and woodcarvers to accurately copy plaster, clay or wax sculpture models into wood or stone
Pointing_machine
Powered mechanical device
A machine is a thermodynamic system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial
Machine
Computation model defining an abstract machine
finite set of symbols called the alphabet of the machine. It has a "head" that, at any point in the machine's operation, is positioned over one of these cells
Turing_machine
Subset of artificial intelligence
Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of statistical algorithms that can learn
Machine_learning
Device used to perform financial transactions
An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions
ATM
Gaming computer by Valve
new Steam Machine the "GabeCube", in reference to Gabe Newell, the president of Valve. At this point, Valve had anticipated the Steam Machine price would
Steam_Machine_(computer)
Communication between devices
industrial applications, enabling machines to communicate over wireless networks. The first M1 module was used for early point of sale (POS) terminals, in vehicle
Machine_to_machine
Casino gambling machine
machine, fruit machine (British English), puggie (Scots), poker machine or pokie machine (Australian and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that
Slot_machine
Upper bound on rounding error in floating-point arithmetic
Machine epsilon or machine precision is an upper bound on the relative approximation error due to rounding in floating point number systems. This value
Machine_epsilon
English indie rock band
her later hit "Kiss with a Fist", which at this point was titled "Happy Slap". Florence and the Machine released their first album Lungs in the Netherlands
Florence_and_the_Machine
Mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force
F_{\text{out}}} at another point. Although some machines only change the direction of the force, such as a stationary pulley, most machines multiply the magnitude
Simple_machine
Machine which dispenses products to customers
it fell off, at which point a counterweight snapped the lever up and turned off the valve. Some early novelty vending machines featured a clucking chicken
Vending_machine
Material-removing manufacturing process
Single point tool; and Multiple-cutting-edge tool A single-point tool has one cutting edge for turning, boring, and planing. During machining, the device's
Machining
Nominal hip position of a vehicle occupant
as well as an H-point mannequin for measuring seats and interior package geometry. See SAE J826 for a description of the H-point machine. Occupant posture-prediction
H-point
2019 point-and-click adventure video game
Whispers of a Machine is a point-and-click adventure video game developed by Clifftop Games and Faravid Interactive, and published by Raw Fury in April
Whispers_of_a_Machine
Production of static electricity by friction of a fluid
Armstrong went on to invent what he called the Armstrong hydroelectric machine, which, despite its name, generated static electricity and not hydroelectric
Armstrong_effect
Mechanism to transfer rail vehicles from one track to another
even where there are no switches. A switch motor or switch machine (point motor or point machine) is an electric, hydraulic or pneumatic mechanism that aligns
Railroad_switch
Molecular-scale artificial or biological device
and Bernard L. Feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines. A major point is to exploit existing motion in proteins, such as rotation about
Molecular_machine
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title This Machine. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
This_Machine
Industrial machine used in the pulp and paper industry
A paper machine (or papermachine or paper-making machine) is an industrial machine which is used in the pulp and paper industry to create paper in large
Paper_machine
Machine used to stitch fabric
American lockstitch sewing machine was invented by Walter Hunt in 1832. His machine used a needle with the eye and the point on the same end carrying the
Sewing_machine
Abstract machine used as a target for compilers
respectively, which are the internal registers of the machine. The registers stack, control, and dump point to (some realizations of) stacks, and environment
SECD_machine
Computerized translation between natural languages
Machine translation is the use of computational techniques to translate text or speech from one language to another, including the contextual, idiomatic
Machine_translation
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Infernal machine. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Infernal_machine
Mathematical algorithm
In arithmetic geometry, the Cox–Zucker machine is an algorithm introduced by David A. Cox and Steven Zucker for studying elliptic surfaces. It determines
Cox–Zucker_machine
Machine that washes clothes
washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, or washer) is a machine designed to launder clothing. The term is mostly applied to machines that use
Washing_machine
American rock band
Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to Rage) was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1991. It consisted
Rage_Against_the_Machine
Type of political group
In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives
Political_machine
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Steam machine. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Steam machine (disambiguation)
Steam_machine_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
the machine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ghost in the machine is a philosophical term relating to mind–body dualism. Ghost in the Machine may also
Ghost_in_the_Machine
Spun sugar confection
product builds up on the inside walls of the larger bowl, at which point machine operators twirl a stick or cone around the rim of the large catching
Cotton_candy
Exercise machine used for weight training
actuation point with the machine. And on some machines the number is simply an index counting the number of plates being lifted. The early Nautilus machines were
Weight_machine
Software that emulates an entire computer
In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and
Virtual_machine
Weight training machine
an ordinary barbell, the Smith machine need not be re-racked after a set of repetitions: it can be secured at any point. This is intended to make it safer
Smith_machine
Technique of embroidering with a sewing machine or purpose-made embroidering machine
Machine embroidery is the process of using a sewing or embroidery machine to create decorative stitching on fabric. It is widely used in commercial branding
Machine_embroidery
Topics referred to by the same term
time machine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A time machine is a fictional or hypothetical device for time travel. Time Machine or The Time Machine may
Time_Machine
Hypothetical computational model
Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea. Zeno machines play a crucial role in some theories. The theory of the Omega Point devised by physicist Frank J. Tipler
Zeno_machine
American firearms manufacturer
Hi-Point Firearms, also known as Strassell's Machine, Inc (distributed by MKS Supply), is an American firearms manufacturer based in Mansfield, Ohio.
Hi-Point_Firearms
Antagonists in Nier: Automata
The Machines, also known as machine lifeforms, are a fictional race of sentient robots and the main antagonists of the 2017 role-playing video game Nier:
Machines_(Nier:_Automata)
Computer approximation for real numbers
floating-point numbers for the 1951 IAS machine, arguing that fixed-point arithmetic is preferable. The first commercial computer with floating-point hardware
Floating-point_arithmetic
.50-caliber heavy machine gun
The M2 machine gun or Browning .50-caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by
M2_Browning
Index of articles associated with the same name
Browning machine guns are a family of machine gun designs by John Browning, a prolific weapon designer. These include: M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun, based
Browning_machine_gun
Topics referred to by the same term
machine, or machines in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A machine is a device that uses energy to perform some activity or task. Machine, Machines,
Machine_(disambiguation)
communication medium which allows point-to-point communication. This model is pair-wise synchronous and overall asynchronous. The machine is described by the four
LogP_machine
Thought experiment posed by Robert Nozick
The experience machine or pleasure machine is a thought experiment put forward by philosopher Robert Nozick in his 1974 book Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Experience_machine
Floating-point number format used in computer processors
intent of accelerating machine learning and near-sensor computing. It preserves the approximate dynamic range of 32-bit floating-point numbers by retaining
Bfloat16 floating-point format
Bfloat16_floating-point_format
American aerospace company
Intuitive Machines and Michelin to design a Lunar Terrain Vehicle. Intuitive Machines, LLC, went public in February 2023 after merging with Inflection Point Acquisition
Intuitive_Machines
German cipher machine during World War II
The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication
Enigma_machine
Needle made for machine sewing
carries the thread point - penetrates the material by either parting the threads or cutting a hole in the fabric Domestic sewing machines, designed for use
Sewing_machine_needle
Danish light machine gun
The Madsen is a light machine gun that Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schouboe designed and proposed for adoption by Colonel Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen
Madsen_machine_gun
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Man-Machine. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Man-Machine
Machine used to produce air flow
A fan is a powered machine that creates airflow. A fan consists of rotating vanes or blades, generally made of wood, plastic, or metal, which act on the
Fan_(machine)
Stochastic point process in mathematics
In mathematics, a determinantal point process is a stochastic point process, the probability distribution of which is characterized as a determinant of
Determinantal_point_process
Type of computer
programming language implementations, a stack machine is a computer processor or a process virtual machine in which the primary interaction is moving short-lived
Stack_machine
Toy or commercial device which dispenses gumballs
bottom of the machine that is closed off by a metal flap. Most gumball machines have a simple mechanism for dispensing the gumball, to the point of the actual
Gumball_machine
1978 studio album by Judas Priest
Killing Machine (alternatively titled Hell Bent for Leather) is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in November
Killing_Machine
Heavy machine gun
The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled .303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army
Vickers_machine_gun
Topics referred to by the same term
Z machine may refer to: Z-machine, a text-based game interpreter Z Pulsed Power Facility, an x-ray generator at Sandia National Laboratories, informally
Z_machine
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Thinking machine. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Thinking_machine
Hot metal typesetting machine (1886–1980s)
The Linotype machine (/ˈlaɪnəˌtaɪp/ LY-nə-type) is a "line casting" machine used in printing which is manufactured and sold by the former Mergenthaler
Linotype_machine
U.S. Military adopted variant of the FN MAG
the Medium Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber
M240_machine_gun
Standard procedure for measuring modulus of elasticity in bending
testing machine (tensile testing machine or tensile tester) with a three-point or four-point bend fixture. The main advantage of a three-point flexural
Three-point_flexural_test
Type of stochastic recurrent neural network
particularly in machine learning, as part of "energy-based models" (EBM), because Hamiltonians of spin glasses as energy are used as a starting point to define
Boltzmann_machine
machine is a woodworking machine that combines the functions of two or more separate machines into a single unit. For example, a combination machine might
Combination_machine
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Red Machine. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Red_Machine
Machine used for folding paper
A folding machine is a machine used primarily for the folding of paper. Folding is the sharp-edged bending of paper webs or sheets under pressure at a
Folding_machine
Marvel Comics fictional character
War Machine is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton as a supporting
War_Machine
Form of ecological wastewater treatment
A Living Machine is a form of ecological sewage treatment based on fixed-film ecology. The Living Machine system was commercialized and is marketed by
Living_Machine
Device for electronic fund transfers
A payment terminal, also known as a point of sale (POS) terminal, card machine, credit card machine, card reader, PIN pad, EFTPOS terminal (or by the
Payment_terminal
Topics referred to by the same term
Love Machine may refer to: The Love Machine (album), 2001, by Sandra Bernhard Love Machine (album), 1991, by Brighton Rock We Love Machine (album), 2009
Love_Machine
2010 video game
The Dream Machine is an episodic point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Cockroach Inc. (Anders Gustafsson and Erik Zaring) Its main
The Dream Machine (video game)
The_Dream_Machine_(video_game)
Abstract machine used in a formal logic and theoretical computer science
A counter machine or counter automaton is an abstract machine used in a formal logic and theoretical computer science to model computation. It is the
Counter_machine
American conservative nonprofit organization
Turning Point USA, Inc. (TPUSA) is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university
Turning_Point_USA
Technology and methods used to provide imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis
Machine vision is the technology and methods used to provide imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis for such applications as automatic inspection
Machine_vision
Safety shield covering parts of a machine
of hazard. Point of Operation Guarding refers to guarding the area of the machine where the work is performed. Construction of the machine and the guarding
Machine_guarding
Temperature at which a solid turns liquid
melting point (or, rarely, liquefaction point) of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. At the melting point the
Melting_point
Russian general-purpose machine gun and its variants
romanized: Pulemyot Kalashnikova, lit. 'Kalashnikov's machine gun'), is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR rimmed cartridge
PK_machine_gun
British–American rock band
Tin Machine were a British–American rock band formed in 1988. The band consisted of English singer-songwriter David Bowie on lead vocals, saxophone and
Tin_Machine
2005 American TV series or program
about a machine, the point of time it was made, how it was made, and the outcome. The show explores historical instances where human-machine cooperation
Man,_Moment,_Machine
Numerical value representing a character in a coded character set
(originally fax machines) which allow equipment to indicate its country of manufacture or operation. In T.35, Argentina is represented by the code point 0x07, Canada
Code_point
Fluidic analogue computer simulating the UK economy
The Phillips Machine, also known as the MONIAC (Monetary National Income Analogue Computer), Phillips Hydraulic Computer and the Financephalograph, is
Phillips_Machine
Lacemaking machine invented by John Levers
The Leavers machine is a lacemaking machine that was adapted from Heathcoat's Old Loughborough machine by John Levers (the 'a' was added to aid pronunciation
Leavers_machine
German general-purpose machine gun
from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun used extensively by the Wehrmacht
MG_42
Light machine gun
The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a First World War–era light machine gun. Designed privately in the United States
Lewis_gun
Instructions directly executable by a computer
In computing, machine code is data encoded and structured to control a computer's central processing unit (CPU) via its programmable interface. A computer
Machine_code
Web platform part of Microsoft 365
on-premises SharePoint servers on 18 July 2025. The attackers chained the four CVEs to take control of SharePoint servers and extract ASP.NET machine keys, enabling
SharePoint
Topics referred to by the same term
Mean Machine may refer to: Mean Machine (Lucifer's Friend album) Mean Machine (U.D.O. album) Mean Machine (band), a Japanese rock band The Mean Machine (rap
Mean_Machine
Part of a computer system
on those machines with an FPU, they would instead be routed to that unit, which would perform them much faster. This allowed floating-point instructions
Floating-point_unit
Type of machine
A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for
Crane_(machine)
Medical device to supply a mix of life-support and anaesthetic gases
An anaesthetic machine (British English) or anesthesia machine (American English) is a medical device used to generate and mix a fresh gas flow of medical
Anaesthetic_machine
Telephone answering device
An answering machine, answerphone, or message machine, also known as telephone messaging machine (or TAM) in the UK and some Commonwealth countries, ansaphone
Answering_machine
American military machine gun deployed 1960
The M60, officially the Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a
M60_machine_gun
Automaton that prints out reader's fortune
A fortune teller machine (also known as a genie machine[citation needed] or mechanical genie) is a type of amusement automaton, which upon receiving credit
Fortune_teller_machine
Machine learning technique
In machine learning, attention is a method that determines the importance of each component in a sequence relative to the other components in that sequence
Attention_(machine_learning)
Supercomputer
special-purpose machine developed at Caltech. To improve its commercial viability, TMC launched the CM-2 in 1987, adding Weitek 3132 floating-point numeric coprocessors
Connection_Machine
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title The Machine Age. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended
The_Machine_Age
Type of pantograph lathe
the cutting point moved outwards. After several days a reduction punch is produced, which is then used to produce working dies. Machines using Janvier's
Reducing_machine
2001 film by Barry Skolnick
Mean Machine is a 2001 sports comedy film directed by Barry Skolnick and starring former footballer Vinnie Jones. The film is an adaptation of the 1974
Mean_Machine_(film)
Equilibrium points near two orbiting bodies
exert an unbalanced gravitational force at a point, altering the orbit of any other celestial body at that point. At the Lagrange points, the gravitational
Lagrange_point
POINT MACHINE
POINT MACHINE
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Drop; Point
Girl/Female
Norse
Beautiful point.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Point
Girl/Female
Norse
New point.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : probably an altered form of French Pons, a habitational name from places so named in Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Drop; Point
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Drop Point
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Point; Intelligent
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindu Priya | பிஂத௠பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾Â
Drop, Point
Bindu Priya | பிஂத௠பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾Â
Boy/Male
Norse
Point descendant.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Prasheetha | பà¯à®°à®·à¯€à®¤à®¾
Origin, Starting point
Prasheetha | பà¯à®°à®·à¯€à®¤à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Point
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan : topographic name for
someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan
pont (Latin pons, genitive pontis).Catalan : habitational name from any of the numerous places named
with Pont.Dutch : variant of
Pond 2.A Pont from the Lorraine region of France is documented in Quebec City in
1640; Pont appears to be a secondary surname to
Boy/Male
Indian
Point
Boy/Male
Tamil
Origin, Starting point
Girl/Female
Indian
Drop, Point
Girl/Female
Norse
Point.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Point
POINT MACHINE
POINT MACHINE
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Hebrew, Latin
Feminine of Joseph; God Shall Add (a Another Son)
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Sings God's Praises
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew, Indian, Jain
Right Hand of Favor; A Biblical Name
Girl/Female
Muslim
Princess, Noble woman
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory of the Beloved
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Temple of God
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Latin, Swedish
Ruler of the Home; Star; Home Ruler; Myrtle Leaf; Female Version of Henry; Abbreviation for Henrietta and Harriette; Little
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Amadeus, AMADIS means "to love God." In the medieval romance Amadis of Gaul, this is the name of the Gaulish knight who married the king's daughter Oriana.
Boy/Male
Hindu
God
POINT MACHINE
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n.
A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
n.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
n.
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.
n.
To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
adv.
In a point-blank manner.
n.
To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
n.
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
a.
Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
n.
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
v. i.
To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; -- with at.
a.
Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
adv.
Alt. of Point-devise
v. t.
To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
n.
Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large print; this line is in print.
n.
A core print. See under Core.
a.
Alt. of Point-devise
n.
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
n.
Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.
n.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
n.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.