acceptor

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acceptor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acceptor \Ac*cept"or\ (#; 277), n. [L.]
     One who accepts; specifically (Law & Com.), one who accepts
     an order or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has
     accepted.
     [1913 Webster]

acceptor - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acceptor
      n 1: (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the
           compound to which electrons are donated
      2: the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and
         becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft
         when it matures

acceptor - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Finite State Machine
  acceptor
  Finite Automata
  Finite Automaton
  Finite State Automata
  Finite State Automaton
  NFA
  
     <mathematics, algorithm, theory> (FSM or "Finite State
     Automaton", "transducer") An abstract machine consisting of
     a set of states (including the initial state), a set of
     input events, a set of output events, and a state transition
     function.  The function takes the current state and an input
     event and returns the new set of output events and the next
     state.  Some states may be designated as "terminal states".
     The state machine can also be viewed as a function which maps
     an ordered sequence of input events into a corresponding
     sequence of (sets of) output events.
  
     A deterministic FSM (DFA) is one where the next state is
     uniquely determinied by a single input event.  The next state
     of a nondeterministic FSM (NFA) depends not only on the
     current input event, but also on an arbitrary number of
     subsequent input events.  Until these subsequent events occur
     it is not possible to determine which state the machine is in.
  
     It is possible to automatically translate any nondeterministic
     FSM into a deterministic one which will produce the same
     output given the same input.  Each state in the DFA represents
     the set of states the NFA might be in at a given time.
  
     In a probabilistic FSM [proper name?], there is a
     predetermined probability of each next state given the
     current state and input (compare Markov chain).
  
     The terms "acceptor" and "transducer" are used particularly in
     language theory where automata are often considered as
     abstract machines capable of recognising a language (certain
     sequences of input events).  An acceptor has a single
     Boolean output and accepts or rejects the input sequence by
     outputting true or false respectively, whereas a transducer
     translates the input into a sequence of output events.
  
     FSMs are used in computability theory and in some practical
     applications such as regular expressions and digital logic
     design.
  
     See also state transition diagram, Turing Machine.
  
     [J.H. Conway, "regular algebra and finite machines", 1971, Eds
     Chapman & Hall].
  
     [S.C. Kleene, "Representation of events in nerve nets and
     finite automata", 1956, Automata Studies. Princeton].
  
     [Hopcroft & Ullman, 1979, "Introduction to automata theory,
     languages and computations", Addison-Wesley].
  
     [M. Crochemore "tranducters and repetitions",
     Theoritical. Comp. Sc. 46, 1986].
  
     (2001-09-22)
  

acceptor - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  ACCEPTOR, contracts. The person who agrees to pay a bill of exchange drawn
  upon him. There cannot be two separate acceptors of a bill of exchange, e.
  g. an acceptance by the drawee, and another for the honor of some party to
  the bill. Jackson v. Hudson, 2 Campb. N. P. C. 447.
       2. The acceptor of a bill is the principal debtor, and the drawer the
  surety.  He is bound, though he accepted without consideration, and for the
  sole accommodation of the drawer.  By his acceptance he admits the drawer's
  handwriting, for, before acceptance it was incumbent upon him to inquire
  into the genuineness of the drawer's handwriting. 3 Burr. 1354; 1 Bla. Rep.
  390, S. C.; 4 Dall. 234; 1 Binn. 27, S. C. When once made, the obligation of
  the acceptor is irrevocable. As to what amounts to an acceptance, see ante,
  Acceptance; Chitty on Bills, 242, et. seq.; 3 Kent, Com. 55, 6; Pothier,
  Traite du Contrat de Change, premiere part. n. 44.
       3. The liability of the acceptor cannot in general be released or
  discharged, otherwise than by payment, or by express release or waiver, or
  by the act of limitations. Dougl. R. 247. What amounts to a waiver and
  discharge of the acceptor's liability, must depend on the circumstances of
  each particular case. Dougl. 236, 248; Bayl. on Bills, 90; Chitty on Bills,
  249.