sequester

v 1: take by legal authority [syn: {impound}, {attach}, {confiscate},

{seize}]

2: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study

to write a book" [syn: {seclude}, {sequestrate}, {withdraw}]

3: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he

is working on" [syn: {sequestrate}, {keep apart}, {set

apart}, {isolate}]

sequencer

Any system for recording and/or playback of music via

a programmable memory which stores music not as audio data,

but as some representation of notes. The most common modern

usage of "sequencer" is to refer to systems (whether in

software, or as a feature of devices like synthesizers or drum

machines) that deal with {MIDI} data.

(1999-06-04)