sequencer

[ see-kwuhn-ser ]

noun
  1. a device for the automatic determination or regulation of a sequence.

  2. Biochemistry. a device that can sequence nucleic acids or protein.

  1. an electronic device or software program that digitally stores sound for modification and playback through a synthesizer.

Origin of sequencer

1
First recorded in 1970–75; sequence + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for sequencer

sequencer

/ (ˈsiːkwənsə) /


noun
  1. an electronic device that determines the order in which a number of operations occur

  2. an electronic device that sorts information into the required order for data processing

  1. a unit connected to a synthesizer, which is capable of memorizing sequences of notes

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