1. a person or thing that terminates or ends something
2. the boundary line between the illuminated and dark portions of a celestial body
Usage: astronomy
3. a sequence of characters that marks the end of a data transmission or file
Usage: computing

Examples

• The terminator slowly moved across the moon’s surface as it rotated.
• The program crashed because it couldn’t find the proper terminator in the data file.
• She was known as the terminator of bad business deals.
• Astronomers studied the terminator line on Mars through their telescopes.
• The null terminator marks the end of the string in C programming.
• The project terminator made the final decision to cancel the initiative.