"terminator" meaning in English

See terminator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtəː.mɪ.neɪ.tə/ [UK], /ˈtɝ.mɪ.neɪ.tɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terminator.wav [Southern-England] Forms: terminators [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: * Partly from post-classical Latin terminator (5th century), from Latin terminō; partly from terminate + -or. * (android that kills humans): After the 1984 film The Terminator. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|terminator}} Latin terminator, {{uder|en|la|terminō}} Latin terminō, {{af|en|terminate|-or}} terminate + -or, {{sense|android that kills humans}} (android that kills humans): Head templates: {{en-noun}} terminator (plural terminators)
  1. Someone who terminates or ends something, especially (in later use) an assassin or exterminator. Categories (topical): Murder Translations (one who terminates): lopettaja (Finnish), tuhoaja (Finnish), ტერმინატორი (ṭerminaṭori) (Georgian), εξολοθρευτής (exolothreftís) [masculine] (Greek), terminador [masculine] (Portuguese), терминатор (terminator) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-terminator-en-noun-JImPYQeY Disambiguation of Murder: 25 11 18 21 14 11 Disambiguation of 'one who terminates': 37 10 11 25 11 6
  2. (computing) A text character or string that serves to mark the end of a document or transmission. Categories (topical): Computing, Artificial intelligence, Murder
    Sense id: en-terminator-en-noun-T6EDtvAY Disambiguation of Artificial intelligence: 4 20 14 21 20 21 Disambiguation of Murder: 25 11 18 21 14 11 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (astronomy) The line between the day side and the night side of a moon, planet or other celestial body. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Artificial intelligence, Murder Synonyms: twilight zone Translations (the line between the day side and the night side): терминатор (terminator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), terminaattori (Finnish), terminateur (French), ტერმინატორი (ṭerminaṭori) (Georgian), Nachtlinie [feminine] (German), terminator [masculine] (Polish), terminador [masculine] (Portuguese), терминатор (terminator) [masculine] (Russian), терміна́тор (terminátor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-terminator-en-noun-cp~vQMFO Disambiguation of Artificial intelligence: 4 20 14 21 20 21 Disambiguation of Murder: 25 11 18 21 14 11 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'the line between the day side and the night side': 1 0 91 2 5 1
  4. (biochemistry) A DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease and an mRNA transcript to break off. Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Artificial intelligence, Murder, Violence Translations (a DNA sequence): ტერმინატორი (ṭerminaṭori) (Georgian), terminador [masculine] (Portuguese), терминатор (terminator) [masculine] (Russian), терміна́тор (terminátor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-terminator-en-noun-mW5Lr3WJ Disambiguation of Artificial intelligence: 4 20 14 21 20 21 Disambiguation of Murder: 25 11 18 21 14 11 Disambiguation of Violence: 17 10 15 28 13 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 17 32 19 8 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'a DNA sequence': 3 8 9 68 9 4
  5. (electronics) An electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line. Categories (topical): Electronics, Artificial intelligence, Light, Murder Translations (an electrical device): päätevastus (Finnish), terminateur (French), ტერმინატორი (ṭerminaṭori) (Georgian), ターミネータ (tāminētā) (Japanese), 終端器 (shūtanki) (Japanese), terminator [masculine] (Polish), терминатор (terminator) [masculine] (Russian), терміна́тор (terminátor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-terminator-en-noun-6UONtayn Disambiguation of Artificial intelligence: 4 20 14 21 20 21 Disambiguation of Light: 5 7 4 15 42 27 Disambiguation of Murder: 25 11 18 21 14 11 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'an electrical device': 0 1 1 2 94 1
  6. (science fiction) An intelligent android created to destroy humans. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Artificial intelligence, Murder Translations (an AI machine in science fiction): مُبِيد (mubīd) [masculine] (Arabic), 終結者 (Chinese Mandarin), 终结者 (zhōngjiézhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 殲滅者 (Chinese Mandarin), 歼灭者 (jiānmièzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 魔鬼終結者 [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 魔鬼终结者 (móguǐ zhōngjiézhě) (Chinese Mandarin), ტერმინატორი (ṭerminaṭori) (Georgian), Terminator [masculine] (German), εξολοθρευτής (exolothreftís) [masculine] (Greek), terminátor (Hungarian), ターミネーター (tāminētā) (Japanese), टर्मिनेटर (ṭarmineṭar) [masculine] (Marathi), exterminador [masculine] (Portuguese), термина́тор (terminátor) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-terminator-en-noun-uaUme23P Disambiguation of Artificial intelligence: 4 20 14 21 20 21 Disambiguation of Murder: 25 11 18 21 14 11 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'an AI machine in science fiction': 6 4 4 9 6 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grey line [astronomy, natural-sciences], separatrix (english: the general term for such lines) [astronomy, natural-sciences] Derived forms: terminator pig

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭerminaṭori",
      "sense": "an AI machine in science fiction",
      "word": "ტერმინატორი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an AI machine in science fiction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Terminator"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exolothreftís",
      "sense": "an AI machine in science fiction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "εξολοθρευτής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an AI machine in science fiction",
      "word": "terminátor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tāminētā",
      "sense": "an AI machine in science fiction",
      "word": "ターミネーター"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ṭarmineṭar",
      "sense": "an AI machine in science fiction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "टर्मिनेटर"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an AI machine in science fiction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "exterminador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "terminátor",
      "sense": "an AI machine in science fiction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "термина́тор"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "The Terminator",
    "terminator"
  ],
  "word": "terminator"
}

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