# Separator

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**Separator** can refer to:

- A mechanical device to separate fluids and solids, like - [Cream separator](/source/Cream_separator), separates cream from milk - [Demister (vapor)](/source/Demister_(vapor)), removal of liquid droplets entrained in a vapor stream - [Separator (oil production)](/source/Separator_(oil_production)), of an oil production plant - [Vapor–liquid separator](/source/Vapor%E2%80%93liquid_separator), separates a vapor–liquid mixture - a machine used to produce [mechanically separated meat](/source/Mechanically_separated_meat)
- The historic Swedish company name AB Separator, common ancestor of [Alfa Laval](/source/Alfa_Laval) and [DeLaval](/source/DeLaval)
- [Air classifier](/source/Air_classifier), a mechanical device to separate components of air
- [Community separator](/source/Community_separator), a term of urban planning
- [Separator (electricity)](/source/Separator_(electricity)), a porous or ion-conducting barrier used to separate anode and cathode in electrochemical systems, also known as diaphragm
- [Planar separator theorem](/source/Planar_separator_theorem), a theorem in graph theory - [Vertex separator](/source/Vertex_separator), a notion in graph theory
- [Geometric separator](/source/Geometric_separator), a line that separates a set of geometric shapes to two subsets
- A synonym for "[generator](/source/Generator_(category_theory))" in category theory
- A mathematical sign used to separate the integer part from the fractional part of a number. For example, the [decimal point](/source/Decimal_point) and the [binary point](/source/Binary_point)
- A synonym for "[delimiter](/source/Delimiter)" in computer parlance
- [Orthodontic spacer](/source/Orthodontic_spacer), also known as orthodontic separators
- Four of the [C0 and C1 control codes](/source/C0_and_C1_control_codes) used in digital character encoding
- A song by [Radiohead](/source/Radiohead), off the 2011 album [The King of Limbs](/source/The_King_of_Limbs)
- In computing, a [Printer separator](/source/Printer_separator) to flag the start and end of jobs on a printer

## See also

- [Separatrix (disambiguation)](/source/Separatrix_(disambiguation))
- [Separation (disambiguation)](/source/Separation_(disambiguation))
- [Separation theorem (disambiguation)](/source/Separation_theorem_(disambiguation))
- [Decimal separator](/source/Decimal_separator)
- [Thousands separator](/source/Thousands_separator)

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