Oscillator
Noun
oscillator
(plural oscillators)- a tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform
- (cellular automata) A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
- 2010, Andrew Adamatzky, Game of Life Cellular Automata (page 126)Synthesis of spaceship flotillas is even more complicated than synthesis of oscillators, since spaceships are like oscillators that move...