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engine is a device that converts one form of energy into mechanical energy.
Engine may also refer to:
Heat engine , a physical or theoretical device that converts thermal energy to mechanical output
Internal combustion engine , an engine in which the combustion of fuel and an oxidizer occurs in a confined space
External combustion engine , an engine where an internal fluid is heated through the engine wall or a heat exchanger
Steam engine , an external combustion engine that converts steam expansion into mechanical work
Carnot heat engine , a hypothetical engine that operates on the reversible Carnot cycle
Stirling engine , a closed-cycle regenerative hot-air engine
Locomotive , the car of a train that carries the actual engine(s) and pulls/pushes the rest of the train
Software engine , a core component of a complex software system
Browser engine , component of a web browser that renders web pages on a screen
Chess engine , software that analyzes a chess game and makes decisions
Database engine , software that manipulates database contents internally
Game engine , the core software component of a video game
JavaScript engine , component of a web browser that executes the page's JavaScript code
Polymorphic engine or mutation engine, a common component of malware
Search engine , an Internet service that provides information and links to relevant websites
The Engine , a fictional device described in Gulliver's Travels
Engines (book) , a 1959 science book for children by L. Sprague de Camp
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