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regenerator

(1) In communications, the same as a repeater.

(2) In electronics, a circuit that repeatedly supplies current to a memory or display device that continuously loses its charges or content.

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regenerator [rē′jen·ə‚rād·ər]

(chemical engineering)

Device or system used to return a system or a component of it to full strength in a chemical process; examples are a furnace to burn carbon from a catalyst, a tower to wash impurities from clay, and a flush system to clean off the surface of filter media.

(electronics)

A circuit that repeatedly supplies current to a display or memory device to prevent data from decaying.

repeater

(mechanical engineering)

A device used with hot-air engines and gas-burning furnaces which transfers heat from effluent gases to incoming air or gas.