Meaning

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)..

Definitions by Sense

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. A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback.
3. A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA; A sequenator.
4. A control device to increase/decrease the capacity of plant that is enabled to act in a specific order or sequence.

Example Sentences

a MIDI sequencer

Word Forms

• sequencers

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When Should You Use Sequencer?

Use sequencer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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