Noun: developer di've-lu-pu(r)
- (computing) a person who designs, writes, and tests computer programs
"The developer debugged the software before its release"; "The software developer debugged the software before its release";
- programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer, programer [US], dev [informal], software developer
- Someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
"The developer purchased the abandoned factory to convert it into luxury apartments"
- Photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
"The photographer mixed the developer solution in the darkroom"
Derived forms: developers
Type of: applied scientist, computer user, creator, engineer, photographic equipment, technologist
Encyclopedia: Developer