Definition of "generator" []

• One that generates, especially a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. (noun)
• An apparatus that generates vapor or gas. (noun)
• A circuit that generates a specified waveform. (noun)
• Mathematics See generatrix. (noun)
• Computer Science A program that produces specific programs from the definition of an operation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The main generator is still down but the backup and batteries are holding out."
• "I played with the title generator myself, and here are my favorites."
• "DLB reader Philip turned me on to this old school Atari 2600 game label generator which to be fair, he found over at Mike's and now I've wasted a whole bunch of time screwing around."