handler (redirected from handlers)

handler

A software routine that performs a particular task. It often refers to a routine that "handles" an exception of some kind, such as an error, but it can refer to mainstream processes as well. The term is typically used in operating systems and other system software.

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handler

1. a person, esp a police officer, in charge of a specially trained dog

2. a person who holds or incites a dog, gamecock, etc., esp in a race or contest

3. the trainer or second of a boxer

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Handler

Daniel. born 1970, US writer for older children, best known for the macabre humour of his A Series of Unfortunate Events, a sequence of books written in the persona of Lemony Snicket

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handler [‚hand·lər]

(computer science)

A computer program developed to perform one particular function, such as control of input from, and output to, a specific peripheral device.