Kolmogorov-Uspenskii Machine (KU-machine) Model
KUM differs from SMM in allowing only invertible pointers: for every pointer from a node x to a node y, an inverse pointer from y to x must be present. Since outgoing pointers must be labeled by distinct symbols of the alphabet, both KUM and SMM graphs have O(1) outdegree. However, KUM pointers' invertibility restricts the in-degree to O(1), as well. This addresses some concerns for physical (as opposite to purely informational) realism, like those in the above van Emde Boas quote.
An additional difference is that the KUM was intended as a generalization of the Turing machine, and so it allows the currently "active" node to be moved around the graph. Accordingly, nodes can be specified by individual characters instead of words, and the action to be taken can be determined by a state table instead of a fixed list of instructions.
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