terminator

Pronunciation:		'turmu`neytur
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Matching Terms:		terminator region, terminatory
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)

	Synonyms:	eradicator, exterminator

	See Also:	killer, slayer

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ter"mi*na`tor\, n. [L., he who limits or sets bounds.] 1. One who, or that which, terminates. 2. (Astron.) The dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	A resistor connected to a signal wire in a bus or network for the purpose of impedance matching to prevent reflections. For example, a 50 ohm resistor connected across the end of an ethernet cable. scsi chains and some localtalk wiring schemes also require terminators.

	See Also:	electronics

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The site on a DNA sequence at which transcription stops.