Definition of "terminator" []

• One that terminates: a terminator of unpopular policies. (noun)
• The dividing line between the bright and shaded regions of the disk of the moon or an inner planet. (noun)
• 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. (noun)

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• "How was arnold in terminator series turned into machinic endoskeleton?"
• "I'm more concerned about a the new T's having a good script, good acting and great action sequences that turn this franchise in all that should always be from the first place - not a rehash of the same story over and over again (terminator comes from the future to kill John Connor)."
• "Does anybody know if the gossip about polish strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski playing new terminator is true?"