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proposer

proposer

8.0
A process that asks other parts of a computer system to agree on a value
  • noun
  • /prəˈpoʊzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : proponente
  • During the consensus protocol, the proposer initiates a proposal that other nodes can either accept or reject.

Examples

  • In a distributed computing environment, the proposer suggests a value that nodes must agree upon.

  • Each proposer plays a crucial role in determining the final decision by presenting a value for agreement.

  • In the standard human version of the game, two unfamiliar players are assigned the roles of proposer and responder.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The responder, in turn, resolves whether to accept the proposer's offer.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The proposer provisionally receives a gift of money and decides whether and how to divide it with the expectant responder.

    Academic text (2008)

  • There's a proposal responder proposer proposes some split off the the Pi responder can accept or reject.

Synonyms

mover
vsproposer
  • UK
13 7.2

A person who proposes a formal idea at a meeting for others to vote on

initiates a technical action offering a value for nodes to accept or reject
submitter
vsproposer
  • Formal
2 5.1

A person who sends an application, proposal, or document for others to consider

is a technical process that starts an offered value for group agreement
suggester
vsproposer
1 4.9

A person who offers an idea or plan for others to consider

starts a technical action to offer a value for group agreement

Antonyms

rejector
1 5.7

A person or machine that removes things judged unwanted

Surface Forms

proposer singular
proposers plural

Morphology

proposer = propose (transparent) = propose + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' on 'propose'; although the sense is technical (distributed computing), the morphological derivation 'one who proposes a value' is direct.

Etymology

Proposer comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forth' and ponere 'to put'. In computer systems a proposer is the program or machine that 'puts forward' a value for others to agree on, so the name fits its job in making the first suggestion.