Selector

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A selector can be:

• a Reggae DJ (who selects music to play).
• a DNA probe used in the selector-technique (used in molecular diagnostics)
• a switch used to choose which function a device will perform
• a special kind of switch used in computers to connect multiple lines (I/O) to a single line. A related component is the multiplexor. Both components are used in the execution of conditional logic such as memory addressing and device selection and signaling.
• a person who made a selection of crown land in Australia under 19th century land legislation.