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) A machine is a physical system using power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological macromolecule ...

device designed to apply forces and control movement *

Machine (patent) In United States patent law, a machine is one of the four principal categories of things that may be patented. The other three are a process (also termed a ''method''), an article of manufacture (also termed a ''manufacture''), and a composition o ...

, 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 ...

server Server may refer to: Computing *Server (computing), a computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called clients Role * Waiting staff, those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers and su ...

Abstract machine An abstract machine is a computer science theoretical model that allows for a detailed and precise analysis of how a computer system functions. It is analogous to a mathematical function in that it receives inputs and produces outputs based on pre ...

, a theoretical model of a computer hardware or software system used in automata theory ***

Turing machine A Turing machine is a mathematical model of computation describing an abstract machine that manipulates symbols on a strip of tape according to a table of rules. Despite the model's simplicity, it is capable of implementing any computer algori ...

, an abstract model of a computer **

virtual machine In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization/emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide functionality of a physical computer. Their implementations may involve specialized hardw ...

, a computing machine implemented in software rather than directly in hardware **

Machine-generated data Machine-generated data is information automatically generated by a computer process, application, or other mechanism without the active intervention of a human. While the term dates back over fifty years, there is some current indecision as to the ...

* ''Machines'' (video game), a 1999 real-time strategy game for Microsoft Windows * The Machine (computer architecture), 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 Bert Kreischer (born November 3, 1972), nicknamed "The Machine", is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, reality television host and actor. In 1997, he was featured in an article in ''Rolling Stone'' while attending Florida State University ...

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 (born 1993), Puerto Rican baseball player

Music

Machine (band) Machine was an American funk, disco and rock group, formed in New York City and originally active from 1977 to 1981. The band reached its biggest success with the single "There but for the Grace of God Go I", which became a disco hit in 1979. ...

a late-1970s American funk disco group *

Machine (producer) Gene Freeman, known professionally as Machine, is an American music producer and engineer who has worked with many bands, including Lamb of God, Clutch, As It Is, Crobot Crobot is an American hard rock band from Pottsville, Pennsylvania compos ...

, American record producer * The Machine (band), a US Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 1988 *

Machinery Records A machine is a physical system using power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological macromolecule ...

, 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), 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 ''We Don't Need to Whisper'' is the debut studio album by the American rock band Angels & Airwaves. Recorded at Neverpants Ranch in San Diego, California, and produced by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, the album was released on May 23, 20 ...

'' *"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 Lemon Demon is a musical project and band created by American comedian and musician Neil Cicierega in 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts. Most Lemon Demon music is performed solely by Cicierega, who is the project's sole official member, but a fu ...

'' from the album ''View Monster'' * "The Machines", a marching band work composed by Gary P. Gilroy * "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 The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color. Its scientific name varies. It has been treated as a separate species under the name ''Citrus tangerina'' or ''Citrus'' × ''tangerina'', or treated as a variety of ''Citrus retic ...

'' * "Machine", a 2018 song by Anne-Marie from the album ''

Speak Your Mind ''Speak Your Mind'' is the debut studio album by English singer Anne-Marie, released on 27 April 2018 by Major Tom's and Asylum Records. Anne-Marie announced the album on 21 February 2018 and it was made available for pre-order two days late ...

Sports

Chicago Machine (MLL) The Chicago Machine were a Major League Lacrosse franchise from 2006 until 2010. The Machine, a men's professional field lacrosse team, played in Toyota Park from 2007 until 2009. Chicago played all its "home" games at various stadiums across t ...

, a major league lacrosse team based in Bridgeport, Illinois *

Montreal Machine The Montreal Machine were the sole Canadian team in the World League of American Football (WLAF), a springtime developmental professional league set up by the National Football League (NFL) that played in 1991 and 1992. There were also three Euro ...

, an American Football team based in Canada from 1991 to 1992 *

The Machines (professional wrestling) The Machines were a professional wrestling stable who performed in the World Wrestling Federation in 1986. The team consisted of well-known WWF wrestlers working under masks which strongly resembled that worn by Super Strong Machine in New Japan ...

, 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 ''La Máquina'' (Spanish for "the Machine") is a nickname given to the River Plate football team from 1941 to 1947, commonly referred by the media as the best Argentine team of its era and one of the best teams worldwide.

(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 Contact may refer to: Interaction Physical interaction * Contact (geology), a common geological feature * Contact lens or contact, a lens placed on the eye * Contact sport, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects * ...

'' by Carl Sagan * Machine, a character in the 1999 film '' 8mm'' * Alexis Machine / George Stark, a character in the 1989 novel ''

The Dark Half ''The Dark Half'' is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. ''Publishers Weekly'' listed ''The Dark Half'' as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's ''Clear and Present Danger''. The novel was adapt ...

'' by Stephen King *''Machine'', a 2020 novel by

Elizabeth Bear Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky (born September 22, 1971) is an American author who works primarily in speculative fiction genres, writing under the name Elizabeth Bear. She won the 2005 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, the 2008 Hugo A ...

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, 1970 and 1971 muscle cars built by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) *

The Machine (social group) The Machine, the former Alpha Rho chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon at the University of Alabama, is a coalition of Panhellenic sororities and IFC and NPHC fraternities that formed a secret society with some degree of influence over campus and Alaba ...

, a University of Alabama coalition of fraternities and sororities * '' The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot'', a 1991 pinball machine made by Williams