von Neumann probe

English

Etymology

Named after Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist John von Neumann (1903–1957).

Noun

von Neumann probe (plural von Neumann probes)

  1. (science fiction, space flight, space flight) A von Neumann machine, or machine capable of self-replication, that is sent on interstellar voyages to investigate or terraform.

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