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coder

(1) Typically refers to a programmer with limited experience who writes simple programs. The term tends to imply a junior level; however, it may also refer to experienced programmers who are part of a very large development group that parcels out tiny pieces of the pie to many individuals. See also codec.

(2) A person who assigns special codes to data. See encode.


coder [′kōd·ər]
(communications)
A device that generates a code by generating pulses having varying lengths or spacings, as required for radio beacons and interrogators. Also known as moder; pulse coder; pulse-duration coder.
(computer science)
A person who translates a sequence of computer instructions into codes acceptable to the machine.


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