producer
- noun
- /prəˈduːsər/
- Specialized
- As a key component of the system, the producer sends out messages that other applications rely on.
- producer-consumer pattern
Examples
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In our messaging system, the producer transmits important updates to all users.
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Joel Smith is a web producer at Pacific Standard.
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So the producer allows the network to switch gears on the fly.
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Tools allow producers to easily convert old films and video programs to a web-based format.
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What I want is a feed that corrects itself during changes instigated by the producer.
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I start the "producer" and the /dev/video0 output will be continuously written into the buffer.
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Traditional client/server programming employs a request/reply model, while P&S enables a producer to publish data and permits consumers to subscribe to it.
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The software producer generated a series of reports for the data analysis project.
Synonyms
A computer program that creates text, images, or audio using AI
A program that sends messages to a channel so other programs receive them
A person or thing that produces a large amount of something
Antonyms
- Specialized
A program or process that receives and handles messages from another part
Compounds
- Formal
A number that shows changes in prices companies that make things get when they sell to shops or other businesses
- Archaic
A fuel gas formed when air passes over hot coal that can power engines or furnaces
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Producer comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and ducere 'to lead', similar to the word produce. In computing, a producer is the part that 'brings forward' or sends data for other parts to use.