A donor in general is a person that donates something voluntarily. A donation is a gift given typically to a cause or/and for charitable purposes Usually used to represent a form of pure altruism but sometimes used when the payment for a service is recognised by all parties as representing less than the value of the donation and that the motivation is altruistic. Altruism is selfless concern for the welfare of others It is a traditional Virtue in many cultures and central to many religious traditions
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An electron donor is a chemical entity that donates Electrons to another compound A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that In Semiconductors physics the term acceptor is used to generically indicate a dopant atom that added to a semiconductor can form P-type regions Organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the Human body from a person who has recently Died, or from a living donor for the purpose of transplanting Sperm donation is the name of the practice by which a Man, known as a sperm donor, provides his Semen with the intention that it be used to produce a baby The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates Egg donation is the process by which a woman provides one or several eggs ( Ova, oocytes for purposes of assisted reproduction or biomedical research In fairy tales a donor is a character that tests the hero (and sometimes other characters as well and provides magical assistances to the hero while he succeeds
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donor
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- One who donates typically money.
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