cycler

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

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