SEQUENCER

sequencer

(noun) computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence

sequencer, sequenator

(noun) (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sequencer (plural sequencers)

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).

A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback.

A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA; A sequenator.

A control device to increase/decrease the capacity of plant that is enabled to act in a specific order or sequence.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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