generators
Machines producing electricity
Generators are machines that convert mechanical energy into electricity, from portable units powering tools to massive turbines supplying cities: The storm knocked out power, so we ran the generator.
In computing, a generator is a function that yields values one at a time rather than returning them all at once, useful for handling large data sets efficiently.
More broadly, anything that produces or creates can be called a generator: Tourism is the region's main generator of income.
Mechanical-to-electrical energy converter
- dynamoMotion-to-electricity converter
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
stator · coil · armature · exciter · inverter · rectifier · transformer · winding
Energy from charged particles
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- wattageElectrical output measure
- energyPower to do work
grid · outage · blackout · substation · hydroelectric · solar · wind · nuclear
Value chosen by chance
- pseudorandomAlgorithmically generated, mimicking chance
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
iterator · yield · stream · parser · code · signal · waveform · function
alternator
Mechanical-to-electrical energy converter
- dynamoMotion-to-electricity converter
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
rotor · stator · coil · armature · exciter · inverter · rectifier · transformer · winding · brushless
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- wattageElectrical output measure
energy · grid · outage · blackout · substation · hydroelectric · solar · wind · nuclear · thermal
random number
Value chosen by chance
- pseudorandomAlgorithmically generated, mimicking chance
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
sequence · iterator · yield · stream · parser · code · signal · waveform · function · noise
creator
One who produces something
- inventorCreator of original devices
- originatorOne who initiates
- authorCreator of written works
producer · maker · developer · composer · designer · architect · innovator · pioneer · visionary · mastermind
field
Area of specialty
- moduleIndependent functional component
- cyclicRepeating in sequence
- subgroupSmaller division within larger
element · basis · span · primitive · root · polynomial · order · set · finite · infinite
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- equipmentconstruction equipment, medical equipment, industrial equipment, office equipment, farm equipment
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
- green energywind power, solar power, renewables, solar farm, solar panel
- power systemsturbines, power plants, power stations, electricity, power grid
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
generatorsconsumers
Those who buy goods
loads · batteries · drains · capacitors · energy storage
generatorsmotors
Machines that produce motion
electric motors · DC motors · AC motors · servomotors · actuators
generatorsdestroyers
Fast armed naval vessels
consumers · eliminators · annihilators · users · terminators
- backup generatorReserve electricity-producing machine
- portable generatorTransportable engine-driven power source
- electric generatorMotion-powered electricity source
- random number generatorProduces unpredictable numerical outputs
- password generatorCreates random access codes
- solar generatorSunlight-to-electricity conversion system