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{{Short description|Core component of a complex software system}}

A '''software engine''' is a core [[software component|component]] of a [[Complex system|complex]] [[software system]]. The word "engine" is a [[metaphor]] of a [[car]]'s [[engine]]. Thus a software engine is a complex [[subsystem]].

There is no formal guideline for what should be called an engine, but the term has become widespread in the [[software industry]].<ref name="spice10">{{cite web |title=10 Types of Software Engines That You Should Know About |url=https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/devops/articles/what-is-software-engine/ |quote=In different contexts, software engines can mean different things. |website=spiceworks.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Engine |url=https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24155/engine |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Techopedia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of engine |url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/engine |website=pcmag.com}}</ref>

==Notable examples==
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* [[Antivirus software|Antivirus engine]]<ref>{{cite web |title=How it works |url=https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/how-it-works |website=[[VirusTotal]]}}</ref>
* [[Chess engine]]
* [[Event correlation|Correlation engine]]<ref name="spice10"/>
* [[Database engine]]
* [[Rendering (computer graphics)|Graphics engine]]<ref name="spice10"/> 
* [[Layout (computing)|Layout engine]]<ref>{{cite web |title=layout-engine · GitHub Topics |url=https://github.com/topics/layout-engine |website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref>
* [[Physics engine]]
* [[Polymorphic engine]]
* [[Semantic reasoner|Reasoning engine]] 
* [[Recommendation engine]]<ref name="spice10"/>
* [[Regular expression|Regular expression engine]]
* [[Search engine]]
* [[Workflow engine]]
}}

===Multi-engine systems===
* Mainstream [[web browser]]s have both a [[Browser engine|rendering engine]] and a [[JavaScript engine]].

* [[Video game]]s are often based on a [[game engine]]. Some of these also have specialized [[physics engine|physics]] or [[graphics engine|graphics]] engines.

== References ==
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