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programmer

[′prō‚gram·ər]
(computer science)
A person who prepares sequences of instructions for a computer, without necessarily converting them into the detailed codes.
(control systems)
A device used to control the motion of a missile in accordance with a predetermined plan.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

programmer

(job)
(Or "computer programmer", "developer") Someone who writes or debugs computer programs, for a living or for fun. "Analyst/developer" is a common equivalent job title, implying the added role of system analysis. The term may be qualified according to the type of software - "application programmer", "system programmer", etc.
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