An arbiter or
arbitrator is a person by whose decision the parties to a dispute agree to be bound in
arbitration
Arbitration is a formal method of dispute resolution involving a third party neutral who makes a binding decision. The third party neutral (the 'arbitrator', 'arbiter' or 'arbitral tribunal') renders the decision in the form of an 'arbitrati ...
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Arbiter may refer to:
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Discussion moderator
A discussion moderator or debate moderator is a person whose role is to act as a neutral participant in a debate or discussion, holds participants to time limits and tries to keep them from straying off the topic of the questions being raised in ...
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Arbiter (chess), who oversees matches in tournaments
A web browser to assign games to referees
Arts and entertainment
Music
*''The Arbiter'', a character from the musical ''
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...
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''Arbiter'' (album), by Hopesfall, 2018
Fiction
* The Arbiter, a character in the musical ''
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...
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Arbiter (''Halo''), a character class in the ''Halo'' video game series
* ''Arbiter''-class starships, Protoss support vessels in the ''
StarCraft'' science-fiction series
* Arbiter class starships, Starfleet battlecruiser in the
Star Trek Online
''Star Trek Online'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Cryptic Studios based on the ''Star Trek'' franchise. The game is set in the 25th century, 30 years after the events of '' Star Trek: Nemesis''. ''Star Trek O ...
MMORPG
* Arbiter, a demonic battleaxe used by Dante in the video game ''
DmC: Devil May Cry''
* Arbiters, characters in the Japanese anime series ''
Death Parade''
* Arbiter, a section of the Government and the Legal enforcers in the Korean game ''
Lobotomy Corporation
''Lobotomy Corporation'' is a 2018 indie game, indie Horror game, horror Roguelike, rogue-like strategy video game, strategy management simulation video game developed and published by South Korean studio Project Moon for Microsoft Windows. Set in ...
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Technology
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Arbiter (electronics), a component in electronic circuitry that allocates scarce resources
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Memory arbiter, a component that allocates memory
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Wavefront arbiter, a commercial memory arbiter optimized for high-speed operation
Other
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ArbiterSports, a sports officiating software company owned by the NCAA
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HMS ''Arbiter'' (D31), an escort aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
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Dickie Arbiter (born 1940), British television and radio commentator
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(27–66), Roman author and satirist known formally as ''Gaius Petronius Arbiter''
* One of the names of the Hindu deity
Hanuman
Hanuman (; , ), also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine ''vanara'', and a devoted companion of the deity Rama. Central to the ''Ramayana'', Hanuman is celebrated for his unwavering devotio ...
* Arbiter, the title of the leader of Jinsy Island in British comedy series ''
This is Jinsy''
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Pagyda arbiter'', a moth in the family Crambidae
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