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programmer

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[ proh-gram-er ]

noun

  1. a person who writes code for computer programs.
  2. a person who programs a machine, device, or apparatus.
  3. a person who prepares program schedules, as for radio or television.
  4. a person who prepares instructional programs.


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noun

  1. a person who writes a program so that data may be processed by a computer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of programmer1

First recorded in 1885–90; program + -er 1
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Twenty five years ago computer programmers were racing to fix the millennium bug amidst fears that it would cause banking systems to crash and planes to fall out of the sky.

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