twistor noun. ['twɪstǝ] M20.
[from TWIST verb + -OR.]
1. Computing. A non-volatile memory element consisting of an insulated copper wire wound helically round with a wire of readily magnetized material. Freq. attrib. in twistor memory. Also called twister. M20.

2. Physics. A type of spinor used in some descriptions of space-time. M20.

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