"sequencer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sequencers [plural]
Etymology: sequence + -er Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{suffix|en|sequence|er}} sequence + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sequencer (plural sequencers)
  1. Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system). Translations (device that activates components according to a preplanned sequence): 音序器 (yīnxùqì) (Chinese Mandarin), séquenceur [masculine] (French), Sequenzer [masculine] (German), sequenziatore [masculine] (Italian), シーケンサー (shīkensā) (Japanese), sequenciador [masculine] (Portuguese), секве́нсор (sekvɛ́nsor) [masculine] (Russian), секве́нсор (sekvénsor) [masculine] (Russian), секве́нсер (sekvɛ́nsɛr) [masculine] (Russian), секве́нсер (sekvénsɛr) [masculine] (Russian), secuenciador [masculine] (Spanish), متوالیگر (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-sequencer-en-noun-tg2bRnLF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 13 24 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 59 17 19 5 Disambiguation of 'device that activates components according to a preplanned sequence': 54 15 16 14
  2. A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback. Translations (device that stores sound for playback): متسلسل [masculine] (Arabic), مرتب [masculine] (Arabic), séquenceur [masculine] (French), Sequenzer [masculine] (German), シーケンサー (shīkensā) (Japanese), sekwencer [masculine] (Polish), sequenciador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-sequencer-en-noun-KEefVd-Y Disambiguation of 'device that stores sound for playback': 24 33 22 21
  3. A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA; A sequenator. Translations (device that determines the sequence of monomers in a polymer): sequenziatore [masculine] (Italian), sequenciador [masculine] (Portuguese), секвенатор (sekvenator) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sequencer-en-noun-QVQGqCx1 Disambiguation of 'device that determines the sequence of monomers in a polymer': 25 18 38 19
  4. A control device to increase/decrease the capacity of plant that is enabled to act in a specific order or sequence.
    Sense id: en-sequencer-en-noun-R4niECkx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boiler sequencer (english: enables/disables additional boilers in large buildings as the demand for heat increases due external temperature compensation), pump rotation sequencer (english: enables a pump while keeping a second pump as), but periodically changes the sequence to ensure even maintenance, state sequencer

Inflected forms

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