Definitions

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  • noun A vehicle that flies through space.
  • noun cellular automata A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.

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  • noun a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

Etymologies

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space +‎ ship

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  • Credit to JJ Astor for changing its meaning to the one we know today.

    January 22, 2018