Noun
cellular automaton (plural cellular automata or cellular automatons)
A glider gun in the Game of Life cellular automaton.
(computing theory) An automaton consisting of cells arranged in a regular grid, in one or more dimensions. Each application of an associated rule creates a new generation, where the cells have a new configuration of values.
Applications Computer processors Cellular automaton processors are physical implementations of CA concepts, which can process information computationally. Source: Internet
Cellular automaton rule space allows us to ask the question concerning whether rules with similar dynamical behavior are "close" to each other. Source: Internet