English Explanatory Dictionary

programmer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who writes computer programs.
  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.
  4. A short film feature as part of a longer film program.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-programmer.wav /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/

Word forms

programmer programmers programer

Etymology

*program + -er (US) / programme + -er (UK)

Synonyms

coder computer programmer code monkey

Related words

IT network engineer systems analyst

Derived words

analyst programmer brogrammer extreme programmer microprogrammer nonprogrammer pair programmer programmer art programmer socks subprogrammer superprogrammer sysprog systems programmer thermoprogrammer
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