1.
[syn: sequencer, sequenator]
2. computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sequencer
n 1: (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of
monomers in a polymer [syn: sequencer, sequenator]
2: computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a
predetermined sequence
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
sequencer
Any system for recording and/or playback of music via
a programmable memory which stores music not as audio data,
but as some representation of notes. The most common modern
usage of "sequencer" is to refer to systems (whether in
software, or as a feature of devices like synthesizers or drum
machines) that deal with MIDI data.
(1999-06-04)