Engine (disambiguation) explained
An engine is a device that converts one form of energy into mechanical energy.
Engine may also refer to:
Thermodynamics
- Heat engine, a physical or theoretical device that converts thermal energy to mechanical output
- Internal combustion engine, an engine in which the combustion of fuel and an oxidizer occurs in a confined space
- External combustion engine, an engine where an internal fluid is heated through the engine wall or a heat exchanger
- Steam engine, an external combustion engine that converts steam expansion into mechanical work
- Carnot heat engine, a hypothetical engine that operates on the reversible Carnot cycle
- Stirling engine, a closed-cycle regenerative hot-air engine
Rail transport
- Locomotive, the car of a train that carries the actual engine(s) and pulls/pushes the rest of the train
Computing
Software engines
- Software engine, a core component of a complex software system
- Browser engine, component of a web browser that renders web pages on a screen
- Chess engine, software that analyzes a chess game and makes decisions
- Database engine, software that manipulates database contents internally
- Game engine, the core software component of a video game
- JavaScript engine, component of a web browser that executes the page's JavaScript code
- Polymorphic engine or mutation engine, a common component of malware
- Search engine, an Internet service that provides information and links to relevant websites
Other
Literature
- The Engine, a fictional device described in Gulliver's Travels
- Engines (book), a 1959 science book for children by L. Sprague de Camp
Music
Television
- Engine (TV series), a Japanese television drama starring Takuya Kimura
- Engines (Engine Sentai Go-onger), fictional machines in the TV series Engine Sentai Go-onger
Other uses
See also
