# Terminator

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**Terminator** may refer to:

## Science and technology

### Genetics

- [Terminator (genetics)](/source/Terminator_(genetics)), the end of a gene for transcription
- [Terminator technology](/source/Terminator_technology), proposed methods for restricting the use of genetically modified plants by causing second generation seeds to be sterile

### Astronomy

- [Terminator (solar)](/source/Terminator_(solar)), a moving line that separates the illuminated side and the dark side of a planetary body - The [lunar terminator](/source/Lunar_terminator), specifically

### Electronics and computers

- [Terminator (electrical)](/source/Terminator_(electrical)), a resistor at the end of a transmission line to prevent signal reflection
- [Microsoft Terminator](/source/Microsoft_Terminator), a program analyzer research project
- [Terminator (terminal emulator)](/source/Terminator_(terminal_emulator)), a cross-platform GPL terminal emulator
- [Statement terminator](/source/Statement_terminator), used to demarcate the end of an individual statement in a programming language

### Military

- [BMPT](/source/BMPT) Ob'yekt 199 Ramka, armoured tracked vehicle, designed for tanks support, often nicknamed "Terminator"
- [Sukhoi Su-37](/source/Sukhoi_Su-37) Air Superiority Fighter, also called the "Terminator".

## Entertainment

### Films and television

- [*Terminator* (franchise)](/source/Terminator_(franchise)), a series of science fiction films and derivative works, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger - *[The Terminator](/source/The_Terminator)*, a 1984 film by James Cameron that began the franchise - *[Terminator: Dark Fate](/source/Terminator:_Dark_Fate)*, a 2019 film - *[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles](/source/Terminator:_The_Sarah_Connor_Chronicles)*, a 2008 TV series - [Terminator (character)](/source/Terminator_(character)), a Terminator cyborg portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger - [Terminator (character concept)](/source/Terminator_(character_concept)), a fictional class of autonomous killer robots in the franchise
- [*The Terminators* (film)](/source/The_Terminators_(film)), a 2009 mockbuster distributed by The Asylum
- [Terminator II](/source/Shocking_Dark), a 1989 low-budget Italian unofficial sequel to and rip-off from Cameron's 1984 original directed by [Bruno Mattei](/source/Bruno_Mattei).
- Terminator, an elimination gameplay element in the game show *[Greed](/source/Greed_(game_show))*

### Literature

- *The Terminators*, a 1971 novel by [Berkely Mather](/source/Berkely_Mather)
- [*The Terminators* (novel)](/source/The_Terminators_(novel)), a 1975 Matt Helm novel by Donald Hamilton
- *The Terminator*, a novelization of the 1984 film by [Shaun Hutson](/source/Shaun_Hutson)
- *The Terminator*, another novelization of the 1984 film by [Randall Frakes](/source/Randall_Frakes) and [William Wisher Jr.](/source/William_Wisher_Jr.)

### Music

- [*The Terminator* (soundtrack)](/source/The_Terminator_(soundtrack)), for the 1984 film
- ["Terminator" (King Promise song)](/source/Terminator_(King_Promise_song)) (2023)
- "Terminator" (1988), song by metal band [Powermad](/source/Powermad)
- "Terminator" (1992 track), darkcore track by [Goldie](/source/Goldie)
- "Terminator" (1997), song by Sevendust from the album *[Sevendust](/source/Sevendust_(album))*

### Games

- [Terminator (*Warhammer 40,000*)](/source/Terminator_(Warhammer_40,000)), a type of Space Marine in the *Warhammer 40,000* setting
- Many video games based on the 1984 franchise; see [List of *Terminator* video games](/source/List_of_Terminator_video_games)

### Comics

- [Terminator (DC Comics)](/source/Terminator_(DC_Comics)) or Deathstroke, a DC comic book supervillain
- [Terminator (Marvel Comics)](/source/Terminator_(Marvel_Comics)), a Space Knight character in Marvel Comics
- Many works based on the 1984 franchise; see [List of *Terminator* comics](/source/List_of_Terminator_comics)

### Other entertainment

- [Nikki Terminator](/source/Nikki_Terminator), robot assistant of magician Rudy Coby
- Terminator, a moving city at the edge of light and dark in the planet Mercury, in [Kim Stanley Robinson](/source/Kim_Stanley_Robinson)'s novels and short stories

## People

- [The Terminator (wrestler)](/source/The_Terminator_(wrestler)) (born 1964), American professional wrestler
- [Arbi Barayev](/source/Arbi_Barayev) (born 1974–2001), Chechen warlord
- [Niels Feijen](/source/Niels_Feijen), (born 1977), Dutch pool player
- [Bosco Ntaganda](/source/Bosco_Ntaganda) (born c. 1973), Congolese militia leader and war criminal
- [Anatoly Onoprienko](/source/Anatoly_Onoprienko) (1959–2013), Ukrainian serial killer
- [Tom Henke](/source/Tom_Henke), an American baseball player
- [Jeff Reardon](/source/Jeff_Reardon), an American baseball player
- [Ariarne Titmus](/source/Ariarne_Titmus) (born 2000), Australian swimmer
- [Hermann Maier](/source/Hermann_Maier) (born 1972), nicknamed "Herminator"

## Other uses

- Terminator, a cryptonym for the 2003–2004 [Ford Mustang SVT Cobra](/source/Ford_Mustang_SVT_Cobra#2003–2004) pony car
- [Nike Terminator](/source/Nike_Terminator), a high-top shoe by Nike

## See also

- [Terminaator](/source/Terminaator), Estonian band
- *[Terminonatator](/source/Terminonatator)*, a plesiosaur genus
- [Termination (disambiguation)](/source/Termination_(disambiguation))
- [Terminatrix (disambiguation)](/source/Terminatrix_(disambiguation))
- [Terminus (disambiguation)](/source/Terminus_(disambiguation))
- [Exterminator (disambiguation)](/source/Exterminator_(disambiguation))

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