Definition of terminator

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ter·mi·na·tor

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NOUN:

One that terminates: a terminator of unpopular policies.
The dividing line between the bright and shaded regions of the disk of the moon or an inner planet.
A sequence of nucleotides that signals the end of transcription or translation and the completion of the synthesis of a nucleic acid or protein molecule.

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