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finite-state machine

mathematical model of computation; abstract machine that can be in exactly one of a finite number of states at any given time
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finite-state machine

Summary

finite-state machine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • finite-state machine's subclass of is recorded as abstract machine[2].
  • finite-state machine's Commons category is recorded as Finite state machine[3].
  • finite-state machine's opposite of is recorded as non-finite-state machine[4].
  • finite-state machine's has part is recorded as state[5].
  • finite-state machine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ykc[6].
  • finite-state machine's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph210246[7].
  • finite-state machine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Finite automata[8].
  • finite-state machine's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 956790[9].
  • finite-state machine's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[10].
  • finite-state machine's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/fsm[11].
  • finite-state machine's studied by is recorded as automata theory[12].
  • finite-state machine's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00212740n[13].
  • finite-state machine's Quora topic ID is recorded as Finite-State-Machines[14].
  • finite-state machine's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as finiteStateMachine[15].
  • finite-state machine's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as finiteStateAutomaton[16].
  • finite-state machine's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 167822520[17].
  • finite-state machine's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as finite-state-machines[18].
  • finite-state machine's GitHub topic is recorded as finite-state-machine[19].
  • finite-state machine's Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID is recorded as automa-a-stati-finiti[20].
  • finite-state machine's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C167822520[21].
  • finite-state machine's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2983497884[22].

Why It Matters

finite-state machine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

automata theory Bell–LaPadula model Helmut Thiele

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  20. [21] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · ~2026-26073-00 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → state
    Studied by → automata theory
    Opposite of → non-finite-state machine
    Topic's main category → Category:Finite automata
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