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seeder

seeder

6.3
A program that fills a database with sample data for testing
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːdər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : script de inicialización de datos
  • The Laravel seeder automatically fills the development database with sample users and test accounts.

Examples

  • The deployment script uses a lightweight seeder that inserts default settings when installing the app.

  • Before running the integration tests they wrote a seeder to create realistic product and user records.

  • The seeder filled the database with sample data.

  • Can you create a seeder for the new project?

  • The Laravel seeder automatically fills the development database with sample users and test accounts.

  • Before running the integration tests, they wrote a seeder to create realistic product and user records.

  • The deployment script uses a lightweight seeder that inserts default settings when installing the app.

Compounds

cloud seeder
  • Specialized
7.6

A person who adds tiny particles to clouds to make rain

Surface Forms

seeder singular
seeders plural

Morphology

seeder = seed (semi-transparent) = seed + er

Morphologically regular agent formation from the verb 'seed'; the technical extension to software is predictable from the verb.

Etymology

Seeder uses the idea of seed as a 'small thing that can grow'. A database seeder 'plants' initial or sample data so an app has something to grow from, and that is why it is called a seeder.