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# Introducing Reactor
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/intro-reactor/
- Published: 2010-02-06T20:08:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:37:07.000Z
- Description: You may think that you know every meaning of the word reactor, but think again. We're adding a new definition to the dictionary …
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Opinion, #image-position-hidden, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

You may think that you know every meaning of the word reactor, but think again. We’re adding a new definition to the dictionary:

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Main Entry: **re·ac·tor**  
Pronunciation: \\rē-ˈak-tər\\  
Function: noun  
Date: 1890  
**1** : one that reacts  
**2** : a device (as a coil, winding, or conductor of small resistance) used to introduce reactance into an alternating-current circuit  
**3 a** : a vat for an industrial chemical reaction **b** : a device for the controlled release of nuclear energy (as for producing heat)  
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