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A '''donor''' in general is a person that [[donation|donate]]s something voluntarily. 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.
Often the word is used as a short for:
* [[Blood donation|Blood donor]]
* [[Electron donor]] — (by analogy) a technical term in chemistry and [[semiconductor]] physics (see also the next entry)
* [[Acceptor (semiconductors)]]
* [[Organ donation|Organ donor]]
* [[Sperm donation|Sperm donor]]
* [[Charitable organization|Charitable donor]]
* [[Egg Donation|Egg Donor]]
In literature:
* [[Donor (fairy tale)]] is a stock character of fairy tales
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