runs on
Won't stop talking
Runs on indicates what powers or fuels something.
An engine runs on gasoline, a calculator runs on batteries, a server runs on electricity.
The phrase extends to figurative fuel: She runs on coffee and spite.
It also describes what software or system something requires: The app runs on iOS.
- usesEmploys or applications
- solar powerEnergy derived from sunlight
- computer systemsInterconnected electronic processing equipment
- engineMachine producing motion
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
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