Generator may refer to: *

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 *

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. *

Tidal stream generator A tidal stream generator, often referred to as a tidal energy converter (TEC), is a machine that extracts energy from moving masses of water, in particular tides, although the term is often used in reference to machines designed to extract energy ...

, a machine that extracts energy from moving masses of water *

Generator (circuit theory) A generator in electrical circuit theory is one of two ideal elements: an ideal voltage source, or an ideal current source. These are two of the fundamental electrical element, elements in circuit theory. Real electrical generators are most comm ...

, an element in an abstract circuit providing a source of electricity * Engine-generator, an electric generator with its own engine * Wearable generator, a hypothetical generator that can be worn on the human body *

Gas generator A gas generator is a device for generating gas. A gas generator may create gas by a chemical reaction or from a solid or liquid source, when storing a pressurized gas is undesirable or impractical. The term often refers to a device that uses a ...

a device, often similar to a solid rocket or a liquid rocket that burns to produce large volumes of relatively cool gas *

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 *

Atmospheric water generator An atmospheric water generator (AWG), is a device that extracts water from humid ambient air, producing potable water. Water vapor in the air can be extracted either by condensation - cooling the air below its dew point, exposing the air to des ...

, a device capable of extracting water from air

Mathematics

Generator (mathematics) In mathematics and physics, the term generator or generating set may refer to any of a number of related concepts. The underlying concept in each case is that of a smaller set of objects, together with a set of operations that can be applied to ...

Generator matrix In coding theory, a generator matrix is a matrix whose rows form a basis for a linear code. The codewords are all of the linear combinations of the rows of this matrix, that is, the linear code is the row space of its generator matrix. Terminolo ...

, a matrix used in coding theory *

Generator (category theory) In mathematics, specifically category theory, a family of generators (or family of separators) of a category \mathcal C is a collection \mathcal G \subseteq Ob(\mathcal C) of objects in \mathcal C, such that for any two ''distinct'' morphisms f, g: ...

of a category, in category mathematics *

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 *

Infinitesimal generator (stochastic processes) In mathematics — specifically, in stochastic analysis — the infinitesimal generator of a Feller process (i.e. a continuous-time Markov process satisfying certain regularity conditions) is a Fourier multiplier operator that encodes a ...

, in stochastic analysis

Computing

Application generator An application server is a server (computing), server that hosts applications or software that delivers a Business software, business application through a communication protocol. For a typical web application, the application server sits behind th ...

, software that generates application programs from descriptions of the problem rather than by traditional programming *

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 *

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 * Code generator, part of a compiler * Natural-language generator, generating natural language from a machine representation system such as a knowledge base or a logical form *

Random test generator Random test generators (often abbreviated RTG or ISG for Instruction Stream Generator or Instruction Sequence Generator) are a type of computer software that is used in functional verification of microprocessors. Their primary use lies in provid ...

, used in software testing

Music

The Generators The Generators were an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in the year 1997, following the breakup of the 1990s punk rock group Schleprock. The original lineup featured Doug Dagger (Doug Kane) on vocals, Mike Snow and Sir Doosky (Er ...

, a 1997 punk rock band from Los Angeles *

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 * ''Generator'' (Bad Religion album), and the album's opening track * ''Generator'' (Aborym album), the fourth studio album by the Italian/Norwegian industrial black metal band Aborym * "Generator" (Foo Fighters song), 2000 * "Generator" (The Holloways song), 2006 * "Generator", a 2015 song by Doomtree from ''

All Hands ''All Hands'' was a monthly published magazine of the United States Navy for its sailors. It had been published since August 1922 under different names; the current title was established in 1945. Its last issue was published in December 2011, al ...

'' * "Generator", a 1995 song by Elastica from '' The Menace'' * "Generator", a 2007 song by Minipop from ''

A New Hope ''Star Wars'' (later retitled ''Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'') is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. It is the first film in ...

'' * "Generator", a 2017 song by Turnstile from ''

Time & Space ''Time & Space'' is the second studio album and major label debut by the American punk rock band Turnstile. It was released on February 23, 2018, through Roadrunner – the band's debut on the label. It is the first studio album to feature rh ...

'' * "Generator", a 2024 song by Justice from their album, ''

Hyperdrama Hyperdrama is a dramatic performance generated by playscripts written in hypertext. The performance is noted for its split narrative with scenes branching to play simultaneously in an expanded performance space. The audience is mobile, able to fo ...

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Tuning generator A regular temperament is any tempered system of musical tuning such that each frequency ratio is obtainable as a product of powers of a finite number of generators, or generating frequency ratios. For instance, in 12-TET, the system of music most ...

Politics

Generator Collective Generator Collective is a political activism group based in the United States. It was founded in 2016 by actor, stand-up comedian, and screenwriter Ilana Glazer and former WeWork WeWork Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a provider ...

, American campaign group

Mathematics

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Music

Politics

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