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<h2 id="notable-examples">Notable examples</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Antivirus_software/GGMqsfkJ">Antivirus engine</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chess_engine/Co4uBTsS">Chess engine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Event_correlation/Bsb356GP">Correlation engine</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Database_engine/w4V0QlqB">Database engine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rendering_(computer_graphics)/YYxfnmAq">Graphics engine</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Layout_(computing)/o6SD3C5r">Layout engine</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Physics_engine/lAsEdSA4">Physics engine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Polymorphic_engine/B0BWzYto">Polymorphic engine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Semantic_reasoner/rXkm48cY">Reasoning engine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Recommendation_engine/HjodW6nS">Recommendation engine</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Regular_expression/KFL3veHX">Regular expression engine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Search_engine/SRntsbz2">Search engine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Workflow_engine/Wb2aR1T7">Workflow engine</a></li></ul> <h3>Multi-engine systems</h3> <ul><li>Mainstream <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">web browsers</a> have both a <a href="/facts/Browser_engine/wLna3ate">rendering engine</a> and a <a href="/facts/JavaScript_engine/6YEG2JFH">JavaScript engine</a>.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Video_game/vmTdNASJ">Video games</a> are often based on a <a href="/facts/Game_engine/lojx7lTG">game engine</a>. Some of these also have specialized <a href="/facts/Physics_engine/lAsEdSA4">physics</a> or <a href="/facts/Graphics_engine/YYxfnmAq">graphics</a> engines.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"10 Types of Software Engines That You Should Know About". spiceworks.com. In different contexts, software engines can mean different things. <a href="https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/" target="_blank">https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Engine". Techopedia. Retrieved 2023-06-29. <a href="https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24155/engine" target="_blank">https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24155/engine</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Definition of engine". pcmag.com. <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/engine" target="_blank">https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/engine</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"How it works". VirusTotal. <a href="https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/how-it-works" target="_blank">https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/how-it-works</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"10 Types of Software Engines That You Should Know About". spiceworks.com. In different contexts, software engines can mean different things. <a href="https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/" target="_blank">https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"10 Types of Software Engines That You Should Know About". spiceworks.com. In different contexts, software engines can mean different things. <a href="https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/" target="_blank">https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"layout-engine · GitHub Topics". GitHub. <a href="https://github.com/topics/layout-engine" target="_blank">https://github.com/topics/layout-engine</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"10 Types of Software Engines That You Should Know About". spiceworks.com. In different contexts, software engines can mean different things. <a href="https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/" target="_blank">https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>