coder [ˈkəʊdə]
n
1. a person or thing that codes
2. (Electronics) Electronics a device for transforming normal signals into a coded form
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| Noun | 1. |  coder - a person who designs and writes and tests computer programscomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures applied scientist, engineer, technologist - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems computer user - a person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business cracker - a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers" hacker - a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers" cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk, hacker - a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism |
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