🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

プログラマー

Pronunciation / Transliteration: puroguramā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Programmer/ˈproʊˌɡræm.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は優秀なプログラマーとして働いています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who writes computer software or designs the instructions that computers follow to execute specific tasks.

    "The lead programmer optimized the database queries to improve application speed."
  2. 2

    A device or mechanism used to set or program automated systems, such as heating controls or broadcasting schedules.

    "He installed a digital programmer on the boiler to regulate the household heating schedule."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'program' combined with the agent suffix '-er'. 'Program' itself traces back via French and Late Latin from Greek 'programma' meaning a written public notice, evolving in the mid-20th century with the advent of digital computing to refer to someone who writes software instructions.

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