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Word: terminator (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • astronomy the line between the day side and the night side of a planet.
  • biochemistry a DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease and an mRNA transcript to break off.
  • electronics an electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
  • one who finishes.
  • science fiction an artificial intelligence machine, created to destroy humans.

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