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Separator vs Terminator - What's the difference?

separator | terminator |

As nouns the difference between separator and terminator

is that separator is an object located between two or more things and hence them while terminator is one who finishes.

separator

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An object located between two or more things and hence them.
  • A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
  • An agent performing the action of separating.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    terminator

    English

    (wikipedia terminator)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who finishes.
  • (biochemistry) A DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease and an mRNA transcript to break off.
  • (electronics) An electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
  • (astronomy) The line between the day side and the night side of a planet.
  • (science fiction) An artificial intelligence machine, created to destroy humans (after the 1984 film (The Terminator) ).

    • Synonyms

    * (astronomy) grey line