programmer

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/

Noun

programmer (plural programmers)

  1. (computing) One who writes computer programs; a software developer.
    Synonyms: coder, developer
  2. One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 151:
      The handful of never-ending summer classics annually activated by rock-radio programmers.
    • 2005, Steve Warren, Radio:
      So if there is a real shortage of training material and opportunities for radio programmers, then let's write some.
  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.
    • 2019, Delia Malia Caparoso Konzett, Hollywood at the Intersection of Race and Identity:
      As a programmer, the Chan series is linked to the B picture, known for its low production value and overt, disruptive, unpolished, even lurid narratives.

Derived terms

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See also

French

Etymology

From programme + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me/
  • (file)
  • (file)

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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