Finisher

Finisher may refer to:

• In the field of genome sequencing, a finisher is one who analyzes an electropherogram, a graphical representation of data received from a sequencing machine and yields one read, in comparison to the consensus, a sequence that has been generated from the alignment of multiple reads, presented by the computer programs Phred and Phrap, to determine if the consensus accurately reflects the nucleotide sequence; when the data is incomplete or inadequate, the finisher calls more reactions with appropriate chemistry in order to gather more data.
• In computing, a printer finisher performs post-printing actions, such as stapling, hole-punching, folding, or collating.
• In cricket, the term finisher can also refer to the name given to the role played by a not out batsman that results in his/her team winning the match.
• Finisher (textiles), the processes after weaving such as bleaching, dyeing and printing
• Finisher (wrestling), a move in professional wrestling
• The Finishers, a 2013 French film