单词 | programmer |
释义 | programmer (once / 5157 pages) n Someone who writes software or programs for computers is called a programmer. If you develop an application for mobile devices, you can also call yourself a programmer. Programmers use a variety of computer languages to write the code (or instructions) that helps computers do the things their users want them to do. There are programmers who specialize in specific languages which are useful in various industries — some are used by financial institutions and others by scientists, for example. Evidence of the dramatic way things change over time is clear from the shift in this word's meaning: in 1890, a programmer was an "event planner." WORD FAMILYprogrammer: programmers+/program: programing, programmer, programmes, programs, subprogram/subprogram: subprograms USAGE EXAMPLESPeople in high-skill positions such as computer programmers and Wall Street traders were winners. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “And it produces a lot of computer programmers. And this is the reason why there are a lot of Russian hackers.” New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) And we don’t need additional staffers — unless they are computer programmers. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) n a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs Syn|Hypo|Hyper coder, computer programmer, software engineer cracker a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things hackera programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk, hackera programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism applied scientist, engineer, technologist a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems computer usera person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business |
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