Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

evolutionary computation
     
        Computer-based problem solving systems that use computational
        models of evolutionary processes as the key elements in design
        and implementation.
     
        A number of evolutionary computational models have been
        proposed, including {evolutionary algorithm}s, {genetic
        algorithm}s, the {evolution strategy}, {evolutionary
        programming}, and {artificial life}.
     
        {The Hitchhiker's Guide to Evolutionary Computation
       
     (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/bngusenet/comp/ai/genetic/top.html)}.
     
        {Bibliography
        (http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/Ai/EC-ref.html)}.
     
        {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.ai.genetic}.
     
        (1995-03-02)