Fruit machine
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propagat ...
is a British term for a
gambling machine
A slot machine, fruit machine (British English), poker machine or pokie (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that creates a game of chance for its customers.
A slot machine's standard layout features a screen disp ...
that creates a game of chance.
Fruit machine may also refer to:
*An analog computer used with the
Chain Home
Chain Home, or CH for short, was the codename for the ring of coastal early warning radar stations built by the Royal Air Force (RAF) before and during the Second World War to detect and track aircraft. Initially known as RDF, and given the off ...
radar system during World War II
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Fruit machine (homosexuality test)
The "fruit machine" was a battery of psychological tests developed in Canada by Dr. Frank Robert Wake, a psychology professor with Carleton University in the 1960s. It was hoped that Dr. Wake's research program would be able to help the Governmen ...
, a device developed in Canada that could purportedly identify homosexual people
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"Fruit Machine" (song), a 2007 single by the Ting Tings
*''The Fruit Machine'', a theatrical play by
Brian Drader
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''The Fruit Machine'' (1988 film), a 1988 British film thriller released as ''Wonderland'' in the US
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''The Fruit Machine'' (2018 film), a Canadian documentary film directed by Sarah Fodey
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Vending Machine
A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or payment is otherwise m ...
that sells
Fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propaga ...
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