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implementer

implementer

6.0
A program or device that follows rules to do a task
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmplɪˌmɛntər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : implementador
  • The software implementer successfully integrated the new algorithm into the existing system.

Examples

  • Any class that implements that interface can then be passed to the procedure, and the procedure tells the implementer when to execute each method.

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  • DrRacket needs more help from the language implementer for IDE features, such as syntax coloring, that depend on the character-level syntax of the language.

    Academic text (2012)
  • J. Whitley: Python exposes many things that definitely do make optimization harder for Python implementers.

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  • DoS exploits so many folks made a big deal about (while we language implementers just sighed and said, "maybe you don't actually want a hash table here, kids").

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  • The project requires skilled implementers who can follow the specifications accurately.

  • As an experienced implementer, she carried out the innovative features as planned.

Synonyms

implementor
vsimplementer
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A program or person who makes software work with a specific system

carries out a specific function by executing an algorithm rather than producing an implementation

How Complete

implementer
  • Specialized
6.0
to prototype
1 4.2
partial
203 3.4

Surface Forms

implementer singular
implementers plural

Morphology

implementer = implement (semi-transparent) = implement + er

Built from the verb 'implement' + agentive/instrumental '-er', but the technical/software sense (a program or module) is specialized.

Etymology

The word implementer comes from the Latin root implere meaning 'to fill', and in computing an implementer is a program, device, or person that 'fills' a design by doing the needed work, so it means 'one that carries out' an algorithm or set of instructions.