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Meaning of busy beaver | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvə/

Definitions

Someone who is very busy or hard-working.
informal
A Turing machine that attains the maximum number of steps performed, or number of non-blank symbols finally on the tape, among all Turing machines in a certain class.

Examples

“Wow! Laundry, dishes, and errands, all in one day? You've been a busy beaver.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

busy beaver function busy bee busy board busy body busy book busy box