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chess engine

chess engine noun: software that plays chess autonomously, i.e. without human guidance.

Noun

chess engine (plural chess engines)

  1. Software that plays chess autonomously, i.e. without human guidance.

Forms of chess engine

pluralchess engines

Questions about chess engine

What does chess engine mean?
Chess engine means software that plays chess autonomously, i.e. without human guidance.
What part of speech is chess engine?
Chess engine is a noun.
What is the plural of chess engine?
The plural of chess engine is chess engines.

Words near chess engine in the dictionary

  1. chess boxing
  2. chess cake
  3. chess cakes
  4. chess clock
  5. chess clocks
  6. chess engine
  7. chess engines
  8. chess master
  9. chess masters
  10. chess pie
  11. chess piece

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