generator: Meaning and Definition of

gen•er•a•tor

1. a machine that converts one form of energy into another, esp. mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.
2. a person or thing that generates.
3. an apparatus for producing a gas or vapor.
1. an element or one of a set of elements from which a specified mathematical object can be formed by applying certain operations.
2. an element, as a line, that generates a figure.
5. a program that produces a particular type of output on demand, as random numbers, an application program, or a report.