programmer

English

Etymology

program + -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

programmer (plural programmers)

  1. One who writes computer programs; a software developer.
  2. One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
  3. A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.
    • 1999, Peter Spasov, Microcontroller technology, the 68HC11‎
      The EPROM programmer burns the data into the EPROM chip. When programming is completed, remove the EPROM chip and plug it into the circuit []
    • 2015, Brian Scaddan, Electrical Installation Work (page 201)
      This system comprises a boiler with its own thermostat to regulate the water temperature, a pump, a hot-water storage tank, a room thermostat and some form of timed programmer.
  4. (now rare) A short film feature as part of a longer film program.

Translations

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See also


French

Etymology

From programme + -er.

Verb

programmer

  1. to program
  2. (computing) to program, to write program code

Conjugation

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

programmer n

  1. indefinite plural of program

Verb

programmer

  1. imperative of programmere
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