sequencer

/S IY1 K W AH0 N S ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    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).

  2. 2

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

    a MIDI sequencer

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

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