programmer

English Online Dictionary. What means programmer‎? What does programmer mean?

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

programmer (plural programmers)

2. (computing) One who writes computer programs; a software developer.

   Synonyms: coder, developer

3. One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
4. A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.
5. (now rare) A short film feature as part of a longer film program.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• code monkey
• developer
• IT
• software engineer
• systems analyst
• computer engineer

French

Etymology

From programme +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me/

Verb

programmer

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

Conjugation

Related terms

• obsolescence programmée
• programmateur
• programmation

Further reading

• “programmer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• program (of noun)

Noun

programmer n

1. indefinite plural of program

Verb

programmer

1. imperative of programmere