sequencer

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sequencer

noun sequencers

  1. Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system).
  2. A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback. a MIDI sequencer
  3. A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA; A sequenator.
  4. A control device to increase/decrease the capacity of plant that is enabled to act in a specific order or sequence.

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noun device that activates components according to a preplanned sequence

Españolsecuenciador
日本語シーケンサー shīkensā
中文音序器 yīnxùqì
Portuguêssequenciador
Françaisséquenceur
DeutschSequenzer
Italianosequenziatore
Русскийсекве́нсор sekvɛ́nsor, секве́нсор sekvénsor, секве́нсер sekvɛ́nsɛr, секве́нсер sekvénsɛr

noun device that stores sound for playback

日本語シーケンサー shīkensā
Portuguêssequenciador
Françaisséquenceur
DeutschSequenzer
العربيةمتسلسل, مرتب
עבריתסיקוונסר síkwenser

noun device that determines the sequence of monomers in a polymer

Portuguêssequenciador
Italianosequenziatore
Русскийсеквенатор sekvenator

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@misc{sequencer_2026,
  title = {sequencer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sequencer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}