Terminator
Appearance
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
- The lunar terminator
- Terminator (solar), a moving line that separates the illuminated side and the dark side of a planetary body
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
- Terminator (video game system), a gaming console that emulated the Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System
- 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
Movies and television
- Terminator (franchise), a series of science fiction films and derivative works
- The Terminator, a 1984 film by James Cameron that began the franchise, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a 1991 film, second in the franchise, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, a 2003 film, third in the franchise starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Terminator Salvation, a 2009 film, the fourth in the franchise, featuring a CGI Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Terminator Genisys, a 2015 film, the fifth in the franchise, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, an American television series, following the events of the second film
- Terminator II (1990 film) (also known as Shocking Dark, Alienators and Contaminator), an unofficial sequel to the original Terminator film by Bruno Mattei
- The Terminators (film), a 2009 mockbuster distributed by The Asylum
- Fictional characters
- Terminator (character concept), a fictional class of autonomous cyborgs in the series
- Terminator Series T-800 / T-850 / T-X Model 101, several Terminator cyborg(s) portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Terminator Series T-900 Class TOK715, a Terminator cyborg portrayed by Summer Glau
- Terminator Prototype Series 1000, a Terminator nanorobot portrayed by Robert Patrick
- Terminator T-X Terminatrix Series, a Terminator gynoid portrayed by Kristanna Loken
Music
- The Terminator (soundtrack), for the 1984 film
- Terminator (1988), song by metal band Powermad
- Terminator (1992 track), darkcore track by Goldie
- Terminator (1997), song by alternative metal band Sevendust from their eponymous album
- The Terminator (album), an album by American musician Stevie B
Games
- Terminator (Warhammer 40,000), a type of Space Marine in the Warhammer 40,000 setting
Video games
- The Terminator (DOS), 1990 game for DOS
- The Terminator (NES), 1992 game for the NES
- The Terminator (Virgin video game), 1992 game for the Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear and Sega CD
- The Terminator 2029, 1992 game for DOS
- The Terminator 2029: Operation Scour, 1993 expansion pack for The Terminator 2029
- The Terminator: Rampage, 1993 game for DOS
- The Terminator (SNES), 1993 game for the SNES
- The Terminator: Future Shock, 1995 game for DOS
- SkyNET, 1996 game for DOS
- The Terminator: Dawn of Fate, 2002 game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- The Terminator (mobile game), 2003 game for mobile phones
- The Terminator: I'm Back!, 2004 sequel for mobile phones
- Terminator Salvation (video game), 2009 game for Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
Comics
- Terminator (DC Comics) or Deathstroke, a DC comic book supervillain
- Terminator (Marvel Comics), a Space Knight character in Marvel Comics
- Terminator comics by Dark Horse Comics, including adaptations of the films and crossovers:
- X-Terminators, a Marvel Comics team
Other entertainment
- Nikki Terminator, robot assistant of magician Rudy Coby
People
- Marcus Laurinaitis (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
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947), American actor in the Terminator films
- Terminator (born 1988), English grime MC
- Bob Terminator, pornographic actor
Other uses
- Terminator, a cryptonym for the 2003-2004 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra pony car
- Nike Terminator, a high-top shoe by Nike