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What (who) is mummer - definition


mummer         
SOFTWARE FOR SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT
n.
Masker, buffoon.
Mummer         
SOFTWARE FOR SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT
·noun One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon.
mummer         
SOFTWARE FOR SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT
¦ noun an actor in a mummers' play.
?archaic or derogatory an actor in the theatre.
Origin
ME: from OFr. momeur, from momer 'act in a mime'.

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MUMmer
MUMmer is a bioinformatics software system for sequence alignment. It is based on the suffix tree data structure and is one of the fastest and most efficient systems available for this task, enabling it to be applied to very long sequences.
Examples of use of mummer
1. Rich Porco, a Mummer for 51 years, said the uncertainty made this "one of the worst years I‘ve ever been involved with." Instead of preparing for the festivities, "you found yourself thinking more about, ‘Is there going to be a parade?‘" Porco said.