Terminator - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Terminator :  (noun)

1: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) [syn: exterminator, eradicator]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Terminator : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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)



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Terminator

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