Generator may refer to: * Signal generator, electronic devices that generate repeating or non-repeating electronic signals *

Electric generator In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) or fuel-based power (chemical energy) into electric power for use in an external circuit. Sources of mechanical energy include steam turbines, gas ...

, a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. * Generator (circuit theory), an element in an abstract circuit providing a source of electricity * Engine-generator, an electric generator with its own engine * Wearable generator, a hypothetical generator that can be worn on the human body *

Gas generator A gas generator is a device for generating gas. A gas generator may create gas by a chemical reaction or from a solid or liquid source, when storing a pressurized gas is undesirable or impractical. The term often refers to a device that uses a ...

a device, often similar to a solid rocket or a liquid rocket that burns to produce large volumes of relatively cool gas *

Motor–generator A motor–generator (an M–G set) is a device for converting electrical power to another form. Motor–generator sets are used to convert frequency, voltage, or phase of power. They may also be used to isolate electrical loads from the electr ...

, a device for converting electrical power to another form *

Atmospheric water generator An atmospheric water generator (AWG), is a device that extracts water from humid ambient air, producing potable water. Water vapor in the air can be extracted by multiple techniques, including condensation - cooling the air below its dew point, ex ...

, a device capable of extracting water from air

Mathematics

Generator (mathematics) In mathematics and physics, the term generator or generating set may refer to any of a number of related concepts. The underlying concept in each case is that of a smaller set of objects, together with a set of operations that can be applied to ...

Generator matrix In coding theory, a generator matrix is a matrix whose rows form a basis for a linear code. The codewords are all of the linear combinations of the rows of this matrix, that is, the linear code is the row space of its generator matrix. Terminolog ...

, a matrix used in coding theory *

Generator (category theory) In mathematics, specifically category theory, a family of generators (or family of separators) of a category \mathcal C is a collection \mathcal G \subseteq Ob(\mathcal C) of objects in \mathcal C, such that for any two ''distinct'' morphisms f, g: ...

of a category, in category mathematics * Generating set of a group, group generators in abstract algebra * Infinitesimal generator (stochastic processes), in stochastic analysis

Computing

Application generator An integrated development environment (IDE) is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. An IDE normally consists of at least a source code editor, build automation tools an ...

, software that generates application programs from descriptions of the problem rather than by traditional programming *

Generator (computer programming) In computer science, a generator is a routine that can be used to control the iteration behaviour of a loop. All generators are also iterators. A generator is very similar to a function that returns an array, in that a generator has parameters, ...

, a routine that acts like an iterator * Pseudorandom number generator, a producer of random numbers * Code generator, part of a compiler * Natural-language generator, generating natural language from a machine representation system such as a knowledge base or a logical form *

Random test generator {{Unreferenced, date=January 2019 Random test generators (often abbreviated RTG or ISG for Instruction Stream Generator) are a type of computer software that is used in functional verification of microprocessors. Their primary use lies in providi ...

, used in software testing

Music

The Generators The Generators are a punk rock band formed in 1997 in Los Angeles, created as a response to the breakup of the 90s punk rock group Schleprock. The original lineup was composed of Doug Kane on vocals, Mike Snow and Eric Ortega (Sir Doosky) on gu ...

, a 1997 punk rock band from Los Angeles * Kix (band), an American glam metal band also known as The Generators * ''Generator'' (Bad Religion album), and the album's opening track * ''Generator'' (Aborym album), the fourth studio album by the Italian/Norwegian industrial black metal band Aborym * "Generator" (Foo Fighters song), 2000 * "Generator" (The Holloways song), 2006 * "Generator", a 2015 song by Doomtree from ''

All Hands ''All Hands'' was a monthly published magazine of the United States Navy for its sailors. It had been published since August 1922 under different names; the current title was established in 1945. Its last issue was published on December 2011, alt ...

'' * "Generator", a 1995 song by Elastica from '' The Menace'' * "Generator", a 2007 song by Minipop from ''

A New Hope ''Star Wars'' (retroactively titled ''Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'') is a 1977 American Epic film, epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first ...

'' * "Generator", a 2017 song by Turnstile from ''

Time & Space ''Time & Space'' is the second studio album and major label debut by the American punk rock band Turnstile. It was released on February 23, 2018, through Roadrunner – the band's debut on the label. Upon its release, the album was met with c ...

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Tuning generator Regular temperament is any tempered system of musical tuning such that each frequency ratio is obtainable as a product of powers of a finite number of generators, or generating frequency ratios. For instance, in 12-TET, the system of music most c ...

Politics

Generator Collective Generator Collective is a political activism group based in the United States. It was founded in 2016 by actress and screen writer Ilana Glazer and former WeWork WeWork Inc. is a provider of coworking spaces, including physical and virtu ...

, American campaign group

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