Completeness in L(R) of discrete translates.
We characterize, in terms of the Beurling-Malliavin density, the discrete spectra Λ ⊂ R for which a generator exists, that is a function φ ∈ L(R) such that its Λ translates φ(x - λ), λ ∈ Λ, span L(R). It is shown that these spectra coincide with the uniqueness sets for certain analytic clases. We also present examples of discrete spectra Λ ∈ R which do not admit a single generator while they admit a pair of generators.