# 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
** Terminator: Dark Fate, a 2019 film
** Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 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, 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