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			*A device for telling the time, such as a ], a ] or ].
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The Oxford English Dictionary provides two principal definitions of a time machine:

A device for telling the time, such as a timepiece, a clock or watch.
An imagined or hypothetical machine capable of transporting a person backwards or forwards in time .

The term may also refer to:

The Time Machine, an 1895 novel by H. G. Wells, which introduced the term
- The Time Machine (1960 film), a film based on the novel, directed by George Pal
- The Time Machine (1978 film), a made for television version
- The Time Machine (2002 film), a film based on the novel, directed by Simon Wells
Time Machine (novel series), a series of children's adventures published from 1984 to 1989
The Technicolor Time Machine, a 1967 science fiction satire by Harry Harrison
The Time Machine Did It, a 2004 comic novel by John Swartzwelder
Time Machine: The Journey Back, a documentary film that aired on PBS in 1993

Time Machine (album), a 1993 album by Joe Satriani
Time Machines, a 1996 drone music album by Coil
The Time Machine (Gary Burton album), a 1965 album by Gary Burton
The Time Machine (Alan Parsons album), a 1999 album by Alan Parsons
The Time Machine (Rick Wakeman album), a 1988 hard rock album by Rick Wakeman
The Time Machine (1200 Micrograms album), a 2004 psychedelic trance album by 1200 Micrograms
The Time Machine (soundtrack), the original motion picture soundtrack of the 2002 film
Coil Presents Time Machines, a 2000 live experimental album by Coil
The Time Machine World Tour, a 2007 tour by Darren Hayes
Time Machine – A Vertigo Retrospective, a compilation album of early song releases from Vertigo Records

"Time Machine", from Grand Funk Railroad's 1969 début album On Time
"Time Machine", from the 1992 Black Sabbath album Dehumanizer
"Time Machine", an orchestral piece composed by Michael Daugherty
"Time Machine", from Cracker's 2009 album Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
"Time Machine", by Mick Softley 1970
"Time Machine", by Girls' Generation

Time Machine (Mac OS), a backup utility usable in Mac OS X version 10.5 and later
The New Adventures of the Time Machine, a video game designed as a sequel to H. G. Wells' novel
Mario's Time Machine, a video game from Nintendo

Time Machine (game show), a 1985 American television game show
The Time Machine (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Freestyle Music Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
"Time Machine", an episode of the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force