No. 7,351 in German
generator
A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
In a sentence
Der Generator erzeugt elektrische Energie aus Bewegungsenergie.
The generator produces electrical energy from kinetic energy.
Here, 'Generator' refers to a machine that converts kinetic energy into electrical energy.
Unser Dorf hat einen Generator für Notstromversorgung.
Our village has a generator for emergency power supply.
In this context, 'Generator' is a device supplying electrical power during outages.
Beim Schreiben des Programms verwenden wir einen Zufallszahlengenerator.
While writing the program, we use a random number generator.
In this usage, 'Generator' is a function or algorithm generating random numbers in software development.
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