machine A machine is a physical system using Power (physics), power to apply Force, forces and control Motion, movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to na ...

is a device that uses energy to perform some activity or task. Machine, Machines, Machinery, The Machine, or The Machines may also refer to:

Term of art

More specific applications of the general term * Machine (mechanical) device designed to apply forces and control movement * Machine (patent), one of the four statutory categories of patent-eligible subject matter under United States patent law

Computing

* "machine", slang for

computer A computer is a machine that can be programmed to Execution (computing), carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as C ...

or server ** Abstract machine, a theoretical model of a computer hardware or software system used in automata theory *** Turing machine, an abstract model of a computer ** virtual machine, a computing machine implemented in software rather than directly in hardware ** Machine-generated data * ''Machines'' (video game), a 1999 real-time strategy game for Microsoft Windows *

The Machine (computer architecture) The Machine is the name of an experimental computer made by Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett Packard. It was created as part of a research project to develop a new type of computer architecture for servers. The design focused on a “memory centric computi ...

, a computer architecture project announced in 2014 by Hewlett Packard

Personal nickname

The following are nicknamed "The Machine": *

Albert Pujols José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...

(born 1980), Dominican-American baseball player *

Sasha Vujačić Aleksander "Sasha" Vujačić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Вујачић; sl, Aleksander Saša Vujačič; often rendered in English as without diacritics; born March 8, 1984) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He ...

(born 1984), Slovenian basketball player * Bert Kreischer American stand-up comedian (born 1973), actor and reality television host *

James Wade James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title, when he won the 2007 World Matchplay at the ...

(born 1983), English darts player *

Vimael Machín Vimael Machín (born September 25, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder for the Mariachis de Guadalajara of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics. Career Amateur Machín atte ...

(born 1993), Puerto Rican baseball player

Music

* Machine (band) a late-1970s American funk disco group * Machine (producer), American record producer *

The Machine (band) The Machine is one of the oldest U.S. Pink Floyd tribute bands. Formed in 1988 by Tahrah Cohen and Joe Pascarell, the band has performed many shows around the world. The Machine began as a cover band who played gigs local to the Rockland Count ...

, a US Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 1988 * Machinery Records, a German record label founded in 1989 *In

Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and ...

, the band backing lead singer Florence Welch * ''Machine'' (Higdon), a 2003 orchestral composition by Jennifer Higdon

Albums

* ''Machine'' (Artension album), a 2000 album by neo-classical progressive metal band Artension * ''Machine'' (Crack the Sky album), a 2010 album by Crack the Sky * ''Machine'' (Static-X album), a 2001 album by Static-X * ''Machine'' (EP), a 2002 EP by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and also the title of a single from that EP * ''Machines'' (EP), a 1966 EP by Manfred Mann *''Machine'', a 1994 album by Paul Dean

Songs

* "Machines" (or 'Back to Humans'), a 1984 song by Queen * "Machines" (Biffy Clyro song), 2007 *

Machines (Red Flag song) "Machines" is a song by the British-American synthpop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the domin ...

, 1992 * "Machine" (Imagine Dragons song), 2018 * "Machine" (Theatre of Tragedy song), 2001 *"The Machine" a song from deathcore band

In the Midst of Lions In the Midst of Lions was an American deathcore band from St. Louis, Missouri. They have three full-length album releases: ''Out Of Darkness'', ''The Heart of Man'' and ''Shadows''. The name of the band pertains to a biblical scripture in Psalms ...

*"The Machine", a 2006 song by Angels & Airwaves from the album '' We Don't Need to Whisper'' *"The Machine", a 2007 song by Reverend and the Makers from the album '' The State of Things'' *"The Machine", a 2008 song by '' Lemon Demon'' from the album ''View Monster'' * "The Machines", a marching band work composed by

Gary P. Gilroy Gary Patrick Gilroy (born 1958) is a musician, composer, and educator. Currently, he is Professor of Music and Director of Bands at California State University, Fresno. Gilroy assumed the position of Associate Director of Bands and Director of ...

* "Machines", a song by The Jealous Girlfriends from the eponymous album * "Machine", a 2009 song by Regina Spektor from the album '' Far'' * "Machine", a 1998 song by Vixen from the album '' Tangerine'' * "Machine", a 2018 song by Anne-Marie from the album '' Speak Your Mind''

Sports

* Chicago Machine (MLL), a major league lacrosse team based in Bridgeport, Illinois * Montreal Machine, an American Football team based in Canada from 1991 to 1992 * The Machines (professional wrestling), a tag team in the 1980s * The Machine (Richard), a character in the 2013 Irish film ''The Stag'' (also called ''The Bachelor Weekend'') * La Máquina (Spanish for "the Machine"), nickname of the River Plate association football team of the early 1940s

Fiction

* ''Machine'' (novel), a 1930 Japanese novel by Riichi Yokomitsu * ''Machine'' (2006 film), an American film * ''Machine'' (2017 film), a Bollywood film * ''The Machine'' (2013 film), a British science fiction film * The Machine (upcoming film), an upcoming American action comedy film * The Machine, a surveillance computer from the 2011–2016 American TV series ''

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

'' * The Machine, the interstellar-travel device in '' Contact'' by Carl Sagan * Machine, a character in the 1999 film ''

8mm 8 mm or 8mm may refer to: ;Film technology *8 mm film, a photographic cine film format principally intended for domestic use. The term may also refer to later variants: ** Super 8 mm film ** Single-8 film ** 8 mm video format, a type of video record ...

'' * Alexis Machine / George Stark, a character in the 1989 novel '' The Dark Half'' by Stephen King *''Machine'', a 2020 novel by Elizabeth Bear

Other uses

* Mount Machine, mountain in Japan *

Political machine In the politics of Representative democracy, representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives (such as money or political jobs) and that is characterized by a hig ...

, a vote-delivering and political power-broking system *

AMC Machine AMC Machine is an automobile nameplate applied to two vehicles built by American Motors Corporation American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger ...

, 1970 and 1971 muscle cars built by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) * The Machine (social group), a University of Alabama coalition of fraternities and sororities * '' The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot'', a 1991 pinball machine made by Williams