Von Neumann machine

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Von Neumann machine may refer to:

• Von Neumann architecture, a conceptual model of a computer architecture
• The IAS machine, a computer designed in the 1940s based on von Neumann's design
• Self-replicating machines, a class of machines that can replicate themselves
  • Universal Constructors, self-replicating cellular automata
  • Von Neumann probes, hypothetical space probes capable of self-replication
  • Nanorobots capable of self-replication