character generator

American  

noun

Television.

1. a device used in television studios to incorporate text or other symbols into the television screen image.

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Example Sentences

She’s surrounded by partners and associates whose magnificently inane names sound like they were pulled from an Aaron Spelling character generator.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

The game’s character generator allows players to create a character with attributes of any gender, and the game is populated with a diverse cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Next, after studying tapes of Captain Midnight's message, investigators pinpointed the make and model of the character generator used; only about 100 sites had that piece of equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive