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terminator

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈtɜrməˌneɪtər/ · UK /ˈtɜːmɪneɪtə/

terminator means: A person or thing that ends something, especially by killing or destroying.

noun

ONE WHO ENDSC1

A person or thing that ends something, especially by killing or destroying.

  • They hired a terminator to kill the leader.
  • The story’s terminator destroys everything in its path.
  • A ruthless terminator was sent after the escaped prisoners.

Similar words: killer, exterminator

Common phrases: a ruthless terminator, a hired terminator

END MARKERC2

A character or group of characters that marks the end of text or a message.

  • The parser checks for a terminator.
  • A missing string terminator caused the program to fail.
  • Each message ends with the same terminator.

Similar words: end marker

Common phrases: string terminator, null terminator, message terminator

DAY NIGHT BOUNDARYC2

The line separating the bright and dark sides of a planet or moon.

  • The terminator crosses the moon’s surface.
  • Craters near the terminator cast long shadows.
  • Through the telescope, we watched the lunar terminator shift.

Similar words: day-night boundary

Common phrases: lunar terminator, the moon’s terminator, near the terminator

DNA STOP SIGNALC2

A stretch of DNA that signals the end of the process of making RNA.

  • The gene has a terminator.
  • This terminator signals the end of transcription.
  • Researchers changed the terminator sequence in the bacterial DNA.

Common phrases: transcription terminator, terminator sequence, a bacterial terminator

Questions about terminator

What does terminator mean?

A person or thing that ends something, especially by killing or destroying.

What is terminator in other languages?

Türkçe: yok edici · Español: exterminador · Français: exterminateur · Deutsch: Vernichter · Italiano: sterminatore · 日本語: 抹殺者

How do you pronounce terminator?

In American English /ˈtɜrməˌneɪtər/; in British English /ˈtɜːmɪneɪtə/.

How do you use terminator in a sentence?

They hired a terminator to kill the leader. The story’s terminator destroys everything in its path.

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