computronium noun2 •Programmable matter.Toffoli says he thinks of CAM-8 as "computronium" — a flexible "element" capable of mimicking all other elements and particles, real or imagined. — 1990 •A hypothetical material engineered to maximize its use as a computing substrate; matter perfectly optimised for computation.To this end, the AI might produce computronium (matter organized in a configuration that is optimal for computation) and use it to implement digital minds in states of euphoria. — 2014
