time machine

n. A fictional or hypothetical device by means of which one may travel into the future and the past.

time machine

n (in science fiction) a machine in which people or objects can be transported into the past or the future

time′ machine`

n. a theoretical apparatus that would convey a person or object to the past or future. [1895]

Thesaurus

Noun

time machine - a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the futuremachine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

Translations

Time Machine

The backup application that comes with the Leopard version of Mac OS X. Time Machine backs up files that have changed to either an internal drive, external hard drive or to another computer in the network running Leopard. It can also send backups to Time Capsule, a network-attached storage (NAS) and wireless router from Apple. See Time Capsule.

AcronymsSeethulium

time machine

Related to time machine: time capsule, Time travel, Wayback machine

noun

Words related to time machine

noun a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future

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