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Sequencer vs Reader - What's the difference?

sequencer | reader |

As a verb sequencer

is to sequence.

As a noun reader is

(religion) a person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead most services in the anglican church.

sequencer

English

Noun

(wikipedia sequencer) (en 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).
  • A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback.
  • a MIDI sequencer
  • A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA.
  • A control device to increase/decrease the capacity of plant that is enabled to act in a specific order or sequence.
  • Derived terms

    * boiler sequencer - enables/disables additional boilers in large buildings as the demand for heat increases due external temperature compensation * pump rotation sequencer - enables a "lead" pump while keeping a second pump as "standby" (in the event of lead failure), but periodically changes the sequence to ensure even maintenance. * DNA sequencer * protein sequencer * state sequencer

    reader

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who reads a publication.
  • A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
  • A proofreader.
  • (chiefly, British) A university lecturer below a professor.
  • Any device that reads something.
  • a card reader''''', ''a microfilm '''reader
  • A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.
  • A literary anthology.
  • A lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.
  • A newspaper advertisement designed to look like an news article rather than a commercial solicitation.
  • Derived terms

    * early reader

    Anagrams

    * * * English agent nouns