submachine

English

Etymology 1

sub- +‎ machine

Noun

submachine (plural submachines)

  1. A machine forming part of a larger machine.
    1. (computer science) A part of a real or virtual machine which acts as a machine in its own right.
      • 1999, Martin Beran, “Decomposable Bulk Synchronous Parallel Computers”, in SOFSEM '99: Theory and Practice of Informatics‎, →ISBN, page 351:
        In the same computation, the computer may be decomposed repeatedly and the partitioning may vary from one split to the other. The submachines can further recursively decompose […]

Etymology 2

Shortened from submachine gun.

Adjective

submachine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a submachine gun.
    • 2003, Milt Bearden, James Risen, The Main Enemy‎, →ISBN, page 244:
      The body of one of the dead crewmen bounced and rolled a little as the submachine rounds ripped into it.
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