Terminator

Terminator may refer to:

Science and technology

Genetics

• Terminator (genetics), the end of a gene for transcription
• Terminator technology, proposed methods for restricting the use of genetically modified plants by causing second generation seeds to be sterile

Astronomy

• Terminator (solar), a moving line that separates the illuminated side and the dark side of a planetary body
• The lunar terminator, specifically

Electronics and computers

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

Military

• BMPT Ob'yekt 199 Ramka, armoured tracked vehicle, designed for tanks support, often nicknamed "Terminator"
• Sukhoi Su-37 Air Superiority Fighter, also called the "Terminator".

Entertainment

Films and television

• Terminator (franchise), a series of science fiction films and derivative works, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
• The Terminator, a 1984 film by James Cameron that began the franchise
• ', a 2019 film
• ', a 2008 TV series
• Terminator (character), a Terminator cyborg portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Terminator (character concept), a fictional class of autonomous killer robots in the franchise
• The Terminators (film), a 2009 mockbuster distributed by The Asylum
• Terminator II, a 1989 low-budget Italian unofficial sequel to and rip-off from Cameron's 1984 original directed by Bruno Mattei.
• Terminator, an elimination gameplay element in the game show Greed

Literature

• The Terminators, a 1971 novel by Berkely Mather
• The Terminators (novel), a 1975 Matt Helm novel by Donald Hamilton
• The Terminator, a novelization of the 1984 film by Shaun Hutson
• The Terminator, another novelization of the 1984 film by Randall Frakes and William Wisher Jr.

Music

• The Terminator (soundtrack), for the 1984 film
• "Terminator" (King Promise song) (2023)
• "Terminator" (1988), song by metal band Powermad
• "Terminator" (1992 track), darkcore track by Goldie
• "Terminator" (1997), song by Sevendust from the album Sevendust

Games

• 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

Comics

• Terminator (DC Comics) or Deathstroke, a DC comic book supervillain
• Terminator (Marvel Comics), a Space Knight character in Marvel Comics
• Many works based on the 1984 franchise; see List of Terminator comics

Other entertainment

• 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's novels and short stories

People

• The Terminator (wrestler) (born 1964), American professional wrestler
• Arbi Barayev (born 1974–2001), Chechen warlord
• Niels Feijen, (born 1977), Dutch pool player
• Bosco Ntaganda (born c. 1973), Congolese militia leader and war criminal
• Anatoly Onoprienko (1959–2013), Ukrainian serial killer
• Tom Henke, an American baseball player
• Jeff Reardon, an American baseball player
• Ariarne Titmus (born 2000), Australian swimmer
• Hermann Maier (born 1972), nicknamed "Herminator"

Other uses

• Terminator, a cryptonym for the 2003–2004 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra pony car
• Nike Terminator, a high-top shoe by Nike

See also

• Terminaator, Estonian band
• Terminonatator, a plesiosaur genus
• Termination (disambiguation)
• Terminatrix (disambiguation)
• Terminus (disambiguation)
• Exterminator (disambiguation)