HyperDic: editor

English > 2 senses of the word *editor*:
NOUN	person	editor, editor in chief	a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication
NOUN	communication	editor, editor program	(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

editor > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'dahter; eh'dihter
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *editor*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text / text / text (especially of a newspaper or magazine).
Synonym	editor in chief
Instances	Bowdler, Thomas Bowdler	English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
	Cattell, James McKeen Cattell	American psychologist and editor (1860-1944)
	Howe, Irving Howe	United States editor (1920-1993)
Narrower	anthologist	An editor who makes selections for an anthology
	art editor	An editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter
	copy editor, copyreader, text editor	An editor who prepares text / text for publication
	expurgator, bowdlerizer, bowdleriser	A person who edits a text / text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
	managing editor	The editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine
	newspaper editor	The editor of a newspaper
	redact, redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man	someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
	subeditor	An assistant editor
Broader	skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman	A worker who has acquired special skills
Spanish	editor, jefe de redacción, redactora
Catalan	editor
Adjectives	editorial	relating to or characteristic of an editor
Nouns	editorship	the position of editor
Verbs	edit	prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

English > *editor*: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data.
Synonym	editor program
Category	computer science, computing	The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Narrower	linkage editor	An editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules
Narrower	text editor	(computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files
Broader	application, application program, applications programme	A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
Spanish	editor
Catalan	editor

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