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assigner

assigner

6.2
A program that gives addresses or resources to devices in a computer system
  • noun
  • /əˈsaɪnər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : asignador
  • The program serves as an assigner of IP addresses to new devices on the network.

Examples

  • In languages of the first type, Spice can be assigned to a taste-assigner (here, to), whereas in the second type, the assignment of Spice by the Crouton to the taste-assigner leads to ill-formedness.

    Academic text (2006)
  • As the examples in 8 suggest, and the analysis above in 6 confirms, the taste-assigner is an abstract element that is independently motivated, as predicted by the Protection Principle.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The Taste-assigner here is present in Aux, as seen in (6).

    Academic text (2006)
  • In this earlier perspective, when crumbs were themselves assigned taste, they became croutons, which were, in the unmarked case, spice-assigners.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Suppose furthermore that this condition must be met at the derived structure, a natural assumption within the context of this theory. Then such a passive participle must be followed in the derived structure by a Spice-assigner.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In languages of the first type, Spice can be assigned to a taste-assigner (here, to), whereas in the second type, the assignment of Spice by the Crouton to the taste-assigner leads to ill-formedness.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Note that I have indicated the missing element in sentence (15) as a Crumb, though in fact, by the principles we have briefly discussed above, it is in fact additionally a Crouton, and thus a Spice-assigner, since it is in a Taste-assigned position.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In the first kind of system—as in English—Spice can be marked on a Taste-assigner, as we noted above, while in the Romance languages, quite generally, a taste-assigner cannot be Spice-marked.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In the first kind of system—as in English—Spice can be marked on a Taste-assigner, as we noted above, while in the Romance languages, quite generally, a taste-assigner cannot be Spice-marked.

    Academic text (2006)
  • W. Wilkies (1985) has presented an interesting account of the that-trace phenomena within this framework, again linking it parametrically to the possibility of assigning Spice to a Taste-assigner.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

setter
vsassigner
  • Specialized
3 7.4

A function in a computer program that gives a value to an object's property

is broader, giving values, resources, or identifiers across systems
labeler
vsassigner
  • US
1 2.7

A person or machine that puts tags on products

gives concrete values, locations, or resources rather than just tags
allocator
vsassigner
1 6.4

A person or thing that gives out resources like money and time

covers many kinds including values, resources, and identifiers
dispatcher
vsassigner
  • Specialized
1 5.2

Software that sends messages or tasks to the right program

handles a wider range by giving values, resources, and identifiers
addressor
vsassigner
  • Specialized
8.4

A computer part that assigns locations to memory and devices on a network

applies more broadly to giving values, resources, and identifiers
addresser
vsassigner
  • Specialized
7.9

A device or program that gives unique addresses to devices on a network

operates more widely, giving values, resources, and identifiers

How Automated

program
  • Specialized
3.1
assigner
  • Specialized
6.2
operator
268 3.0

Surface Forms

assigner singular
assigners plural

Morphology

assigner = assign (transparent) = assign + er

Productive agentive suffix '-er' applied to the verb 'assign', giving an entity that performs allocation; this is a predictable technical extension of the verb.

Etymology

Assigner comes from assign, from ad- 'to' and signare 'to mark', the same root as sign and signature. In tech, an assigner is a program or device that 'marks' or gives an address or value to something, which is why an assigner sets IP addresses, numbers, or IDs.