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Noun: programmer  'prow,gra-mu(r)
  1. (computing) a person who designs, writes, and tests computer programs
    "The programmer debugged the software before its release"; "The computer programmer debugged the software before its release";
    - computer programmer, coder, software engineer, programer [US], dev [informal], developer, software developer

Derived forms: programmers

Type of: applied scientist, computer user, engineer, technologist

Encyclopedia: Programmer