a-lifen.

Brit.

/ˈeɪlʌɪf/, U.S.

/ˈeɪˌlaɪf/

Forms: 1900s– a-life, 1900s– alife. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: artificial life n.

Etymology: Shortened < artificial life n. Compare earlier artificial intelligence n. and AI n. at A n. Initialisms.

= artificial life n. 2. Frequently attributive. Cf. artificial intelligence n.

ΚΠ

1990 New Mexican (Santa Fe) 8 Feb. b1 (heading) Finding A-Life. Scientists, dreamers seek clues that could make a machine live.

1992 S. Levy Artific. Life ix. 340 The scientists at the 1990 a-life conference spent a session discussing whether artificial life-forms should one day be granted civil rights.

2000 Cutting Edge: Encycl. Adv. Technol. 10/1 Artificial life (A-life) research utilizes computer modeling and robotics to create new, lifelike forms that behave in ways similar to the actions of living organisms.

2008 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Oct. (Technology section) 3 The robot being used to explore Mars uses principles that have come out of the alife community.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	a-life
释义	a-lifen. Brit. /ˈeɪlʌɪf/, U.S. /ˈeɪˌlaɪf/ Forms: 1900s– a-life, 1900s– alife. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: artificial life n. Etymology: Shortened < artificial life n. Compare earlier artificial intelligence n. and AI n. at A n. Initialisms. = artificial life n. 2. Frequently attributive. Cf. artificial intelligence n. ΚΠ 1990 New Mexican (Santa Fe) 8 Feb. b1 (heading) Finding A-Life. Scientists, dreamers seek clues that could make a machine live. 1992 S. Levy Artific. Life ix. 340 The scientists at the 1990 a-life conference spent a session discussing whether artificial life-forms should one day be granted civil rights. 2000 Cutting Edge: Encycl. Adv. Technol. 10/1 Artificial life (A-life) research utilizes computer modeling and robotics to create new, lifelike forms that behave in ways similar to the actions of living organisms. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Oct. (Technology section) 3 The robot being used to explore Mars uses principles that have come out of the alife community. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1990
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