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terminator

 
Dictionary: ter·mi·na·tor   (tûr'mə-nā'tər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that terminates: a terminator of unpopular policies.
  2. The dividing line between the bright and shaded regions of the disk of the moon or an inner planet.
  3. A sequence of nucleotides that signals the end of transcription or translation and the completion of the synthesis of a nucleic acid or protein molecule.

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(1) A character that ends a string of alphanumeric characters.

(2) A hardware component that is connected to the last peripheral device in a series or the last node in a network.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
  Synonyms: exterminator, eradicator


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