biocomputer
English
Etymology
From bio- + computerCategory:English terms prefixed with bio-#COMPUTER.
Noun
biocomputer (plural biocomputers)Category:English lemmas#BIOCOMPUTERCategory:English nouns#BIOCOMPUTERCategory:English countable nouns#BIOCOMPUTERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BIOCOMPUTERCategory:Pages with entries#BIOCOMPUTERCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BIOCOMPUTER
- (biologyCategory:en:Biology#BIOCOMPUTER, computingCategory:en:Computing#BIOCOMPUTER) Any of several proposed systems using DNA, proteins, or other biological materials to perform data processing (in synthetic biology).
- 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 71:
- These prototype biocomputers use slime moulds to solve a range of geometrical problems.Category:English terms with quotations#BIOCOMPUTER