Generator may refer to:
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Signal generator
A signal generator is one of a class of Electronics, electronic devices that generates electrical signals with set properties of amplitude, frequency, and wave shape. These generated signals are used as a stimulus for electronic measurements, typ ...
, electronic devices that generate repeating or non-repeating electronic signals
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Electric generator
In electricity generation, a generator, also called an ''electric generator'', ''electrical generator'', and ''electromagnetic generator'' is an electromechanical device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy for use in an externa ...
, a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.
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Tidal stream generator, a machine that extracts energy from moving masses of water
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Generator (circuit theory), an element in an abstract circuit providing a source of electricity
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Engine-generator, an electric generator with its own engine
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Wearable generator, a hypothetical generator that can be worn on the human body
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Gas generator a device, often similar to a solid rocket or a liquid rocket that burns to produce large volumes of relatively cool gas
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Motor–generator
A motor–generator (an MG set) is a device for converting electrical power to another form. Motor–generator sets are used to convert frequency, voltage, or phase of power. They may also be used to isolate electrical loads from the elect ...
, a device for converting electrical power to another form
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Atmospheric water generator, a device capable of extracting water from air
Mathematics
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Generator (mathematics)
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Generator matrix, a matrix used in coding theory
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Generator (category theory) of a category, in category mathematics
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Generating set of a group
In abstract algebra, a generating set of a group is a subset of the group set such that every element of the group (mathematics), group can be expressed as a combination (under the group operation) of finitely many elements of the subset and thei ...
, group generators in abstract algebra
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Infinitesimal generator (stochastic processes), in stochastic analysis
Computing
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Application generator, software that generates application programs from descriptions of the problem rather than by traditional programming
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Generator (computer programming)
In computer science, a generator is a routine that can be used to control the iteration behaviour of a loop. All generators are also iterators. A generator is very similar to a function that returns an array, in that a generator has parame ...
, a routine that acts like an iterator
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Pseudorandom number generator
A pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), also known as a deterministic random bit generator (DRBG), is an algorithm for generating a sequence of numbers whose properties approximate the properties of sequences of random number generation, random n ...
, a producer of random numbers
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Code generator, part of a compiler
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Natural-language generator, generating natural language from a machine representation system such as a knowledge base or a logical form
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Random test generator, used in software testing
Music
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The Generators, a 1997 punk rock band from Los Angeles
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Kix (band)
Kix (stylized as KIX) was an American hard rock band formed in 1976, that achieved popularity during the 1980s. The band's classic lineup consisted of guitarists Ronnie "10/10" Younkins and Brian "Damage" Forsythe, bassist Donnie Purnell and fr ...
, an American glam metal band also known as The Generators
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''Generator'' (Bad Religion album), and the album's opening track
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''Generator'' (Aborym album), the fourth studio album by the Italian/Norwegian industrial black metal band Aborym
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"Generator" (Foo Fighters song), 2000
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"Generator" (The Holloways song), 2006
* "Generator", a 2015 song by Doomtree from ''
All Hands''
* "Generator", a 1995 song by Elastica from ''
The Menace''
* "Generator", a 2007 song by Minipop from ''
A New Hope''
* "Generator", a 2017 song by Turnstile from ''
Time & Space''
* "Generator", a 2024 song by Justice from their album, ''
Hyperdrama''
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Tuning generator
Politics
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Generator Collective, American campaign group
See also
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Gener8tor, an American venture capital firm
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Generation (disambiguation)
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Generate (disambiguation)
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Regenerative heat exchanger
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