Editing Core War (section)

{{short description|1984 programming game}}
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| website= {{URL|https://corewar.co.uk}}
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| title = Core War
| screenshot= Core War PMars Screenshot.png
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| caption = Running under the pMARS simulator
| developer = D. G. Jones & [[A. K. Dewdney]]
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| released = {{Start date and age|1984|03|01|df=yes}}
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'''''Core War''''' is a [[programming game]] introduced in 1984 by D. G. Jones and [[A. K. Dewdney]]. In the game, two or more battle programs, known as ''warriors'', compete for control of a [[virtual machine|virtual computer]]. These programs are written in an abstract [[assembly language]] called ''Redcode''. Initial standards for Redcode and the virtual machine were established by the International Core Wars Society (ICWS), with later revisions shaped by community consensus.