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Meaning of terminator

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

terminator

Pronunciation:/ˈtəː.mɪ.neɪ.tə//ˈtɝ.mɪ.neɪ.dɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone who terminates or ends something, especially (in later use) an assassin or exterminator.

  2. The line between the day side and the night side of a moon, planet or other celestial body.

  3. A DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease and an mRNA transcript to break off.

  4. An electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.