spaceship

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.

   The spaceships look like a row of threshers harvesting a field of wheat; the thickness in the direction of motion is only about 10 cells.

2. 2
   noun

   The operator <=> in certain programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.

   If we reverse the positions of $a and $b, the spaceship will sort in the opposite order[…]

3. 3
   noun

   a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

4. 4
   noun

   A manned vehicle that flies through space.

5. 5
   noun

   A computer.

Etymology

* space + ship * (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer.