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Turing

/ˈtjʊəɹɪŋ/US/ˈtʊɹɪŋ/

Turing proper noun: a surname of Germanic origin.

Proper noun

Turing

  1. A surname of Germanic origin.
  2. Alan Turing (1912–1954), a British logician and early computer scientist.
  3. A programming language.

Origin of Turing

(programming language): Named after Alan Turing.

Words formed from Turing

Phrases with Turing

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Words that rhyme with Turing

Questions about Turing

What does Turing mean?
Turing means a surname of Germanic origin.
What part of speech is Turing?
Turing is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Turing?
Turing is pronounced /ˈtʊɹɪŋ/ (US).

Words near Turing in the dictionary

  1. turiasaurs
  2. Turibul
  3. Turill
  4. Turin
  5. Turinese
  6. Turing
  7. Turing complete
  8. Turing computable function
  9. Turing computable functions
  10. Turing degree
  11. Turing degrees

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