🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Terminateur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɛʁmina.tœʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Terminator/ˈtɜːrmɪˌneɪtər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le nouveau système a agi comme un terminateur des anciennes méthodes."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that brings about an end or termination.

    "The new policy served as a terminator for outdated practices in the organization."
  2. 2

    In computing, a character or symbol that indicates the end of a data structure or command.

    "The semicolon acts as a terminator in many programming languages."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'terminator' originates from the Latin word 'terminare', meaning 'to limit or end'. It evolved in English during the late 19th century, initially used in legal contexts to denote something that brings an end to a situation or process.

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