sequencer
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Definition
- Noun:
- A device or program that arranges data, events, or instructions in a specific, predetermined order. This is the primary meaning in computing and music technology.
- An instrument used to determine the specific order of monomers in a polymer chain. This is the primary meaning in chemistry and molecular biology.
Usage Examples
Noun (Computing/Music):
- The musician programmed the drum pattern using a digital sequencer.
- The task scheduler acts as a sequencer for the processor's operations.
Noun (Chemistry/Biology):
- The lab used an automated DNA sequencer to analyze the genetic sample.
- Modern protein sequencers can determine amino acid sequences rapidly.
Advanced Usage
"Step sequencer": A type of sequencer, especially in music, that allows the user to program a pattern by activating a series of steps or triggers.
- The classic analog synthesizer featured a 16-step sequencer for creating rhythmic patterns.
"Automated sequencer": Refers to machines in laboratories that perform sequencing with minimal human intervention.
- The arrival of the high-throughput automated sequencer revolutionized genomics research.
Variants and Related Words
Sequence (n/v): The order in which things follow each other; to arrange in a particular order.
- The sequence of events was critical to understanding the story.
Sequencing (n): The action or process of determining the order of components or arranging them in order.
- DNA sequencing has become a fundamental tool in biology.
Synonyms
- Arranger (for the computing/music sense): A device or program that sets things in order.
- Analyzer (for the chemistry sense, specifically): An instrument that determines the structure or composition of a substance.
Noun
- computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence
- (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer