What is "von neumann machine"

n. 1 (context computing English) Any computer that has a central processing unit and can store programs in memory. 2 (context science fiction English) Any machine that is capable of self-replication.

n. any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues

Von Neumann machine may refer to:

• Von Neumann architecture, a conceptual model of a computer architecture
• IAS machine, a computer designed in the 1940s based on von Neumann's design
• Self-replicating machine, a class of machines that can replicate themselves
  • Universal constructor (disambiguation)
  • Von Neumann probes, hypothetical space probes capable of self-replication
  • Nanorobots, capable of self-replication