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Initiator — meaning in English

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Senses

Initiator is used for these senses in English:

  • initiator One who initiates.
  • initiator (chemistry) A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization.

initiator — full definition

  1. noun One who initiates.
  2. noun A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization.
  3. noun A component of a nuclear weapon that produces a burst of neutrons to start the chain reaction.
  4. noun A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs.

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