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[séquencer]
** English
*** Etymology
[en] From [en].
*** Noun
[wikipedia] [en-noun]
1. Any device that activate s or deactivate s the component s 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 order s and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback .
3. A device for determining the sequence of monomer s in a polymer , especially amino acid s in protein , or base s 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 .
**** Derived terms
- [en] - enables/disables additional boilers in large buildings as the demand for heat increases due external temperature compensation
- [en] - enables a "lead" pump while keeping a second pump as "standby" (in the event of lead failure), but periodically changes the sequence to ensure even maintenance.
- [en]
**** Translations
[device that activates components according to a preplanned sequence]
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- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Urdu: [ur]
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[device that stores sound for playback]
- Arabic: [ar] , [ar]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
[trans-bottom]
[device that determines the sequence of monomers in a polymer]
- Italian: [it]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
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