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A software engine is a core component of a 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.cite-ref-spice10-1-0[1]cite-ref-2[2]cite-ref-3[3]

• Notable examples

• Multi-engine systems

• References

• Antivirus enginecite-ref-4[4]

• Chess engine

• Correlation enginecite-ref-spice10-1-1[1]

• Database engine

• Graphics enginecite-ref-spice10-1-2[1]

• Layout enginecite-ref-5[5]

• Physics engine

• Polymorphic engine

• Reasoning engine

• Recommendation enginecite-ref-spice10-1-3[1]

• Regular expression engine

• Search engine

• Workflow engine

• Mainstream web browsers have both a rendering engine and a JavaScript engine.

• Video games are often based on a game engine. Some of these also have specialized physics or graphics engines.

cite-note-spice10-11. ↑ "10 Types of Software Engines That You Should Know About". spiceworks.com. In different contexts, software engines can mean different things.

cite-note-22. ↑ "Engine". Techopedia. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

cite-note-33. ↑ "Definition of engine". pcmag.com.

cite-note-44. ↑ "How it works". VirusTotal.

cite-note-55. ↑ "layout-engine · GitHub Topics". GitHub.