programmer

Noun

1. One who writes computer programs.
   • More important, when we looked at who worked in that industry, we noticed that programmers were in the minority. They’re dwarfed by, among other occupations, the software developers. The two terms are sometimes used...

   Synonyms: coder computer programmer code monkey

   Coordinate Terms: developer[Appendix:Glossary software engineer[Appendix:Glossary designer software architect

2. One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
   • The handful of never-ending summer classics annually activated by rock-radio programmers. - 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 151:
   • So if there is a real shortage of training material and opportunities for radio programmers, then let's write some. - 2005, Steve Warren, Radio:
3. A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.
   • The EPROM programmer burns the data into the EPROM chip. When programming is completed, remove the EPROM chip and plug it into the circuit […] - 1999, Peter Spasov, Microcontroller technology, the 68HC11:
   • This system comprises a boiler with its own thermostat to regulate the water temperature, a pump, a hot-water storage tank, a room thermostat and some form of timed programmer. - 2015, Brian Scaddan, Electrical...
4. A short film feature as part of a longer film program.
   • As a programmer, the Chan series is linked to the B picture, known for its low production value and overt, disruptive, unpolished, even lurid narratives. - 2019, Delia Malia Caparoso Konzett, Hollywood at the...