implementor

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English implement
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin -ātor
Old French -eorbor.
Middle English -our
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Latin -torlbor.
English -or
English implementor

    From implement + -or.

    Noun

    implementor (plural implementors)

    1. Alternative spelling of implementer.
      • 1998, Michael McMillan, Perl from the Ground Up, page 45:
        […] useful only if you are a Perl porter or implementor and you want to check the efficiency of the hashing algorithm.
      • 1999, Andrew Hunt, David Thomas, The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master, Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN, page 36:
        If components have specific, well-defined responsibilities, they can be combined with new components in ways that were not envisioned by their original implementors.
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