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[syn: exterminator, terminator, eradicator]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Terminator \Ter"mi*na`tor\, n. [L., he who limits or sets
bounds.]
1. One who, or that which, terminates.
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2. (Astron.) The dividing line between the illuminated and
the unilluminated part of the moon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
terminator
n 1: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose
occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and
insects) [syn: exterminator, terminator, eradicator]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
terminator
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.
(1995-05-17)