cycler

Definitions

• Anything with a cyclic (repetitious) behaviour. Something that cycles between different states.
• (astronomy) An orbit that approaches two astronomical bodies on a regular basis.
• (by extension) A, usually man-made, object that follows such an orbit.
• (psychology) A person with bipolar disorder, often used when comparing the speed of mood swings.
• (medicine) A device for performing dialysis; for mechanically purifying blood.
• (biochemistry) ; a machine for creating multiple copies of DNA sequences.
• (computing) A task in a cycle of tasks where the status of being active task is passed around the loop.