spaceship

English

noun
Definitions
  • A vehicle that flies through space.
  • (cellular automata) A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.
  • (programming) The operator in the Perl, PHP and Ruby programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.

Etymology

Compound from English space + English ship (relationship).

Origin

English

ship

Gloss

relationship

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