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noun 
  1. one who finishes.
  2. (biochemistry) a DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease and an mRNA transcript to break off.
  3. (electronics) an electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
  4. (astronomy) the line between the day side and the night side of a planet. Also known as the "grey line")
Translations: 
  • French: terminateur
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From terminator (verb terminare).


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