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producer

producer

3 3.9
A program or part of a program that sends data to other programs
  • noun
  • /prəˈduːsər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : productor
  • As a key component of the system, the producer sends out messages that other applications rely on.
  • producer-consumer pattern

Examples

  • In our messaging system, the producer transmits important updates to all users.

  • Joel Smith is a web producer at Pacific Standard.

    Blog text (19)
  • So the producer allows the network to switch gears on the fly.

    Blog text (24)
  • Tools allow producers to easily convert old films and video programs to a web-based format.

    Academic text (2007)
  • What I want is a feed that corrects itself during changes instigated by the producer.

    Blog text (27)
  • I start the "producer" and the /dev/video0 output will be continuously written into the buffer.

    Blog text (14)
  • 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.

    Blog text (5)
  • The software producer generated a series of reports for the data analysis project.

Synonyms

generator
vsproducer
  • Texting
11 3.8

A computer program that creates text, images, or audio using AI

focuses on generating and sending data to other system components
publisher
vsproducer
  • Specialized
9 4.4

A program that sends messages to a channel so other programs receive them

is more general, sending data within pipelines not only topics
yielder
vsproducer
5.4

A person or thing that produces a large amount of something

is a technical component that sends messages to consumers in a pipeline

Antonyms

consumer
  • Specialized
37 3.8

A program or process that receives and handles messages from another part

Compounds

A person who finds money and organizes the making of a film

1 6.3

A number that shows changes in prices companies that make things get when they sell to shops or other businesses

A person who pays for and manages a play or musical

producer gas
  • Archaic
7.5

A fuel gas formed when air passes over hot coal that can power engines or furnaces

Surface Forms

producer singular
producers plural

Morphology

producer = produce (transparent) = produce + er

Agentive noun from 'produce' describing a component/process that generates data; the technical usage follows the basic agentive semantics.

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.