Editing Terminator (character) (section)

===Nomenclature===
Commonly known as the Terminator, the character is also given more specific designations, which help distinguish from other mass-produced [[Terminator (character concept)|Terminators]] seen in each of the sequels.<ref name=Many>{{cite web |last1=Collura |first1=Scott |last2=Linder |first2=Brian |title=The Many Looks of the Terminator: Part One |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/05/15/the-many-looks-of-the-terminator-part-one |website=IGN |access-date=May 11, 2024 |date=May 15, 2009}}</ref>

In the first two films and ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]'', the character is referred to as a "Cyberdyne Systems Model 101", referencing the Cyberdyne Systems company which created Skynet. In ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'' (''T3''), he is referred to as a "T-101". This name also occurs throughout the [[T2 (novel series)|''T2'' novels]]. A slight variation, "T101", was used as early as 1991, in the [[Amstrad CPC]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] versions of the [[Terminator 2 (computer game)|''Terminator 2'' computer game]].<ref>{{cite video game |title=Terminator 2: Judgment Day |developer=Dementia |publisher=[[Ocean Software]] |date=1991 |platform=Amstrad CPC}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Roberts |first=Nick |date=December 1991 |title=Terminator 2: Judgment Day |magazine=[[Crash (magazine)|Crash]] |location=United Kingdom |pages=54–55}}</ref>

The name "T-800" had been used off-screen in news articles and reviews for ''Terminator 2'', differentiating from the film's other Terminator character, the [[T-1000]].<ref name=Hinson/><ref>{{cite news |title=Arnie's $100 Million Judgment Day |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120211979/ |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=June 8, 1991 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thriller with a conscience |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/734046284/ |work=Brantford Expositor |date=June 29, 1991 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Big-budget 'Terminator 2' is upping the cyborg ante |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/439481669/ |work=The Boston Globe |date=June 30, 1991 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The T-800's [[heads-up display]] in the film specifically identifies him as a "Cyberdyne Systems Series 800 Model 101 Version 2.4".<ref>{{cite web |last=Kelly |first=Kevin |title=Behind the Cybernetics with the Next Terminator Generation |url=https://gizmodo.com/behind-the-cybernetics-with-the-next-terminator-generat-352773 |website=Gizmodo |access-date=May 11, 2024 |date=February 5, 2008}}</ref> The novelization of the third film refers to the character by a different designation: a T-850 rather than a T-101, described as a newer, upgraded version of the T-800.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hagberg |first=David |title=Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |date=2003 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=9780765347411 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DU-hnoszGTMC |access-date=October 10, 2019 |pages=146–148}}</ref> Both T-800 and T-850 were used in merchandising for the film series.<ref name=Many/><ref>{{cite web |last=Linder |first=Brian |title=Toying with the Terminator: Have a look at McFarlane Toys' T3 figures |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/386/386687p1.html |work=IGN |date=February 19, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303113857/http://movies.ign.com/articles/386/386687p1.html |archive-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref> ''Terminator Salvation'' has the first on-screen usage of the term T-800, which is also used in ''[[Terminator Genisys]]''.<ref>Guardian: "As a T-800, I lack the mimetic skills to appear as anyone else." ''Terminator Genisys''.</ref>

Because the Terminator is portrayed by [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], the character is sometimes referred to as the Arnold Terminator, distinguishing from other Terminators played by different actors.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaye |first=Don |title=How James Cameron Came Back for Terminator: Dark Fate |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-james-cameron-came-back-for-terminator-dark-fate/ |website=Den of Geek |access-date=May 12, 2024 |date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> Some of the Terminators portrayed by Schwarzenegger are also given on-screen nicknames. In ''Terminator 2'', [[John Connor (Terminator)|John Connor]] introduces the Model 101 to his mother's friends as his "Uncle Bob". In ''Terminator Genisys'', Sarah Connor refers to the T-800 as "Pops", while the [[end credits]] list him as "Guardian". In ''Terminator: Dark Fate'', the character goes by the name "Carl".

In the ''Terminator 2'' DVD commentary, director and franchise creator [[James Cameron]] states that all Model 101s look like Schwarzenegger, with a 102 resembling someone else,<ref name=Many/> leading to fan speculation that the 101 refers to the physical appearance while the 800 refers to the endoskeleton common to many models.