Arbiter

Arbiter

Arbiter may refer to:

*Arbiter (electronics), in computing and electronics a circuitry component
*Arbiter (Halo), a character in the "Halo" video game series
*Arbitration, in law a method of dispute resolution
*HMS Arbiter (D31), an escort aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
*Referee in sporting matches
*International Arbiter, in chess a title conferred by FIDE to match referees
*Memory arbiter, in computing a computer hardware management and synchronization component
**Wavefront arbiter, a commercial memory arbiter optimized for high-speed operation
*Petronius, a Roman author and satirist known formally as "Gaius Petronius Arbiter"
*Arbiter-class starships, Protoss support vessels in the "StarCraft" science-fiction series.
*Arbiter, a brand of drums from the UK


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  • arbiter — ar·bi·ter / är bə tər/ n [Latin, onlooker, arbitrator]: arbitrator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. arbiter …   Law dictionary

  • arbiter — arbiter, arbitrator Arbiter, a more literary word (16c), is now restricted to the meaning ‘a judge or authority’ as in an arbiter of taste. For the meaning ‘a person appointed to settle a dispute’, the slightly older form arbitrator (15c) is now… …   Modern English usage

  • arbiter — ar‧bi‧ter [ˈɑːbtə ǁ ˈɑːrbtər] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES a person or organization with the authority to decide how something should be done: • The Food and Drug Administration is the final arbiter of food labeling. 2. ORGANIZATIONS …   Financial and business terms

  • Arbiter — Ar bi*ter, n. [L. arbiter; ar (for ad) + the root of betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on.] 1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them. [1913 Webster] Note: In modern usage,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arbiter — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. arbitertrze; lm M. arbitertrzy {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 8}}praw. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} rozjemca powołany przez sąd lub strony wiodące spór do rozstrzygnięcia tego sporu; sędzia …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Arbiter — Ar bi*ter, v. t. To act as arbiter between. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arbiter — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. arbitre or directly from L. arbiter one who goes somewhere (as witness or judge), in classical Latin used of spectators and eye witnesses, in law, he who hears and decides a case, a judge, umpire, mediator; from ad to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Arbĭter — (lat.), Schiedsrichter. A. datus, Richter, welchen der Prätor in Sachen bonae fidei ernannte, um nicht nach vorgeschriebenen Formeln (wie beim Judex), aber nach den Gesetzen, zu entscheiden; A. receptus, der von den Parteien durch… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Arbĭter — (lat.), Schiedsrichter …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Arbiter — Arbiter, lat., der Schiedsrichter …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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