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supervisor

supervisor

11 4.8
A program that controls other programs and manages computer resources
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərvaɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : programa supervisor
  • As a supervisor, her role was to manage the execution of various projects in the office.
  • IOC supervisor
  • operations supervisor
  • research supervisor

Examples

  • So we're going to introduce somebody at this node S, which we call the supervisor, OK?

  • The coaches met with their supervisor weekly at the school to review documentation and directly observe sessions with the students.

    Academic text (2014)
  • I think we realized pretty early on that maybe he was one of the artists, but he was not the visual effects supervisor.

  • Second, government at different levels frequently faces the conflict between its functions as supervisor and as property owner.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Indeed, the health board had even allowed the supervisors to hire some of its employees.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Users and programming supervisors review test results and sign off on an implementation authorization form.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Several of the institutions surveyed do use additional methods, such as supervisor or peer evaluations and online class observations.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The difference in perception of the effectiveness of the instructional activities between the supervisors and teachers is perhaps expected.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Rick Pace is the operations supervisor at the City of Racine Wastewater Treatment Plant, Racine, Wisconsin.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The technical supervisor ensured that all software updates were completed on time.

Synonyms

supervisory program
vssupervisor
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A program that controls other programs and how they run

focuses more on managing resources and enforcing system rules
supervisory software
vssupervisor
  • Specialized
6.9

Programs that stay in a computer's memory and control other programs

is a controller that may run transiently and manages resources broadly
executive program
vssupervisor
  • Specialized
6.5

A program that controls other programs on a computer

adds resource management and rule enforcement beyond mere execution control

Compounds

9.8

A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task

Surface Forms

supervisor singular
supervisors plural

Morphology

supervisor = supervise (transparent) = supervise + or

Direct agentive formation from the verb 'supervise' with the productive suffix '-or', so learners who know 'supervise' can infer 'supervisor'.

Etymology

Supervisor comes from the Latin parts super ('over') and videre ('to see'), and in computing the idea is the same: a supervisor is a program that 'looks over' other programs. That's why a supervisor controls and protects other programs so they do not cause problems.