DEVELOPER

developer

(noun) photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film

developer

(noun) someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

developer (plural developers)

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.

A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.

A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.

(dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.

(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.

Synonyms

• (person or company who writes computer software): designer, programmer, software engineer

Anagrams

• redevelop

Source: Wiktionary


De*vel"op*er, n.

1. One who, or that which, develops.

2. (Photog.)

Definition: A reagent by the action of which the latent image upon a photographic plate, after exposure in the camera, or otherwise, is developed and visible.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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