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About The Turing Machine

A Turing Machine is a fundamental concept in Computer Science, representing a theoretical device that manipulates symbols on a strip of tape according to a table of rules.

Despite its simplicity, a Turing Machine can be adapted to simulate the logic of any computer algorithm, and is used as a reference model for computational complexity.

The machine operates on an infinite memory tape divided into discrete "cells". The machine positions its "head" over a cell and "reads" or "writes" information based on a set of predetermined rules. It can move the head to the left or the right.

On this website, you can simulate the operation of a Turing Machine. Enter the initial state of the tape, the set of rules, and the number of steps to simulate, then click "Submit" to see the results.

Check out this website, which inspired my implementation: Turing Machine