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switch engine

The English word “switch engine” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
  2. A particular methuselah in Conway's Game of Life that temporarily exhibits glide reflection symmetry while leaving debris behind, allowing for the construction of spaceships, puffers, and rakes.
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