Algorithm
Algorithm noun - A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem.
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Synonyms for Algorithm
System and algorithm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "System" instead a noun "Algorithm".
Nearby Word: algorithmic
System
System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.
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Synonyms for System
Algorithm and system are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Algorithm" with "System", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: systematic, systemic
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The password verification algorithm on this system only read characters from the supplied password until the first character which did not match the correct password.
Source: Password Slot Machine - This means that instead of actually storing data on hundreds of billions of stars, planets, and other objects, the galaxy is generated by a complex algorithm: you input a seed, it outputs whatever the game needs to generate (a system, a planet...).
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Spooks. In the episode "Outsiders" the Villain of the Week has invented an algorithm that enables him to hack into any computer system, and one point changing traffic lights to cause a traffic accident among those investigating him.
Source: Hack the Traffic Lights
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