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Finite State
Automaton
Mindbelt
A simple model of a computer with a finite number of states and a single head for reading input. The input is said to be accepted if the fsa winds up in an accepting state after processing all of the input. Otherwise, the input is said to be rejected.
The singular form is automaton. The plural form is automata, not automatas or automatons. And don't you forget it.
Any stricture that throttles the free flow of ideas through your mind.
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