A graph reduction machine is a special-purpose computer built to perform combinator calculations by graph reduction.
Examples include the SKIM ("S-K-I machine") computer, built at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, and the multiprocessor GRIP ("Graph Reduction In Parallel") computer, built at University College London.
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