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Definition of Sequencer

1. Noun. (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer.

2. Noun. Computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence.

Definition of Sequencer

1. Noun. 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). ¹

2. Noun. A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback. ¹

3. Noun. A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA. ¹

4. Noun. A control device to increase/decrease the capacity of plant that is enabled to act in a specific order or sequence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sequencer

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sequencer

sequence sequence-tagged site sequence-tagged site map sequence alignment sequence analysis sequence breaking sequence deletion sequence homology sequence ladder sequence pulse

sequenceability sequenceable sequenced sequenceless sequencer (current term) sequencers sequences sequencies sequencing sequencings

sequency sequent sequential sequential analysis sequential art sequential compactness sequential continuity sequential file

Literary usage of Sequencer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Statistics and Science: A Festschrift for Terry Speed by Darlene Renee Goldstein, T. P. Speed (2003)
"The top panel shows the distribution for the reads in the data set that were produced by a slab gel sequencer, while the bottom panel shows the distribution ..."

2. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"In 1986, an automated DNA sequencer was first demonstrated that sequenced 250 ... Since 1999, more advanced models of automated DNA sequencer have come into ..."

3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... new solid phase protein sequencer employing novel chemistry and automated analysis by mass spectrometry, with potential for analyses 10-100 times more ..."

4. A World's Fair for the Global Village by Carl Malamud (1997)
"All digital patches were created using Unisys. The sequencer setup uses Cakewalk ProAudio for Windows 95 and a MIDI Express PC card linked to a Digidesign ..."

5. Rice Genetics IV by Gurdev S. Khush, D. S. Brar, Bill Hardy (2001)
"... of automated sequencer traces using Phred. II. Error probabilities. Genome Res. 8:186-194. Gordon D, Abajian C, Green P. 1998. Consed: a graphical tool ..."

6. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization: Technology Applications Report (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The sequencer allows the user to develop control tasks by creating simple or complex algorithms for ... The sequencer attaches algorithms to the database. ..."

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