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Generalize "bait" objects for glider syntheses as well as signal circuitry. Is another term in more general use for temporary synthesis targets? "Catalyst" gets used sometimes, but the definition of "catalyst" really doesn't match. |
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A '''bait''' object is a temporary constructed object in a [[signal]] [[converter]] or multi-stage [[glider synthesis]], usually a small [[still life]] but occasionally an [[oscillator]] or [[constellation]]. | A '''bait''' object is a temporary constructed object in a [[signal]] [[converter]] or multi-stage [[glider synthesis]], usually a small [[still life]] but occasionally an [[oscillator]] or [[constellation]]. The bait is destroyed by an incoming signal in such a way that a usable output is produced. Examples include the [[block]] in the [[Snark]], the [[beehive]] in the [[45-degree MWSS-to-G]] and the loaf in [[highway robber]]. | ||
In signal converters, usually multiple output signals are created (or a signal [[splitter]] is added to the output) and one branch of the output is routed to a [[factory]] mechanism that rebuilds the bait object so that the converter can be re-used. | In signal converters, usually multiple output signals are created (or a signal [[splitter]] is added to the output) and one branch of the output is routed to a [[factory]] mechanism that rebuilds the bait object so that the converter can be re-used. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Transparent]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_b.htm#bait}} | {{LinkLexicon|lex_b.htm#bait}} | ||
Revision as of 09:57, 2 October 2021
A bait object is a temporary constructed object in a signal converter or multi-stage glider synthesis, usually a small still life but occasionally an oscillator or constellation. The bait is destroyed by an incoming signal in such a way that a usable output is produced. Examples include the block in the Snark, the beehive in the 45-degree MWSS-to-G and the loaf in highway robber.
In signal converters, usually multiple output signals are created (or a signal splitter is added to the output) and one branch of the output is routed to a factory mechanism that rebuilds the bait object so that the converter can be re-used.
See also
External links
- Bait at the Life Lexicon