Algorithm

cikin ilmin lissafi da kimiyyar kwamfuta, algorithm tsari ne mai iyaka na umarni mai tsauri, yawanci ana amfani dashi don warware wani aji na takamaiman Matsalolin ko yin lissafi. Ana amfani da algorithms a matsayin ƙayyadaddun bayanai don yin lissafi da sarrafa bayanai. Ƙarin algorithms masu ci gaba na iya amfani da yanayin don karkatar da aiwatar da lambar ta ra'ayoyi daban-daban (wanda ake kira yanke shawara ta atomatik) da kuma cire ƙididdigar inganci (wanda ake magana da shi azaman tunani na atomatik), cimma aikin kai tsaye a ƙarshe. Yin amfani  halaye na ɗan adam a matsayin masu bayyana injuna a cikin hanyoyin kwatanci ya riga ya yi amfani da Alan Turing tare da kalmomi kamar "tunanin", "bincike" da "tsinkaye".