Terminator

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Terminator may refer to:

Science and technology

Genetics

  • Terminator (genetics), the end of a gene for transcription
  • Terminator technology, proposed methods for restricting the use of genetically modified plants by causing second generation seeds to be sterile

Astronomy

  • Terminator (solar), a moving line that separates the illuminated side and the dark side of a planetary body
    • The lunar terminator, specifically

Electronics and computers

  • Terminator (electrical), a resistor at the end of a transmission line to prevent signal reflection
  • Microsoft Terminator, a program analyzer research project
  • Terminator (terminal emulator), a cross-platform GPL terminal emulator
  • Statement terminator, used to demarcate the end of an individual statement in a programming language

Military

  • BMPT Ob'yekt 199 Ramka, armoured tracked vehicle, designed for tanks support, often nicknamed "Terminator"
  • Sukhoi Su-37 Air Superiority Fighter, also called the "Terminator".

Entertainment

Films and television

  • Terminator (franchise), a series of science fiction films and derivative works, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • The Terminator, a 1984 film by James Cameron that began the franchise
    • Terminator: Dark Fate, a 2019 film
    • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a 2008 TV series
    • Terminator (character), a Terminator cyborg portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Terminator (character concept), a fictional class of autonomous killer robots in the franchise
  • The Terminators (film), a 2009 mockbuster distributed by The Asylum
  • Terminator, an elimination gameplay element in the game show Greed

Literature

  • The Terminators, a 1971 novel by Berkely Mather
  • The Terminators (novel), a 1975 Matt Helm novel by Donald Hamilton
  • The Terminator, a novelization of the 1984 film by Shaun Hutson
  • The Terminator, another novelization of the 1984 film by Randall Frakes and William Wisher Jr.

Music

  • The Terminator (soundtrack), for the 1984 film
  • "Terminator" (1988), song by metal band Powermad
  • "Terminator" (1992 track), darkcore track by Goldie
  • "Terminator" (1997), song by Sevendust from the album Sevendust

Games

  • Terminator (Warhammer 40,000), a type of Space Marine in the Warhammer 40,000 setting
  • Many video games based on the 1984 franchise; see List of Terminator video games

Comics

  • Terminator (DC Comics) or Deathstroke, a DC comic book supervillain
  • Terminator (Marvel Comics), a Space Knight character in Marvel Comics
  • Many works based on the 1984 franchise; see List of Terminator comics

Other entertainment

  • Nikki Terminator, robot assistant of magician Rudy Coby
  • Terminator, a moving city at the edge of light and dark in the planet Mercury, in Kim Stanley Robinson's novels and short stories

People

  • The Terminator (wrestler) (born 1964), American professional wrestler
  • Arbi Barayev (born 1974–2001), Chechen warlord
  • Niels Feijen, (born 1977), Dutch pool player
  • Bosco Ntaganda (born c. 1973), Congolese militia leader and war criminal
  • Anatoly Onoprienko (1959–2013), Ukrainian serial killer
  • Tom Henke, an American baseball player
  • Jeff Reardon, an American baseball player
  • Ariarne Titmus (born 2000), Australian swimmer
  • Hermann Maier (born 1972), nicknamed "Herminator"

Other uses

See also

  • Terminaator, Estonian band
  • Terminonatator, a plesiosaur genus
  • Termination (disambiguation)
  • Terminatrix (disambiguation)
  • Terminus (disambiguation)
  • Exterminator (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Terminator
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