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developer

American  
[dih-vel-uh-per] / dɪˈvɛl ə pər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that develops or innovates.

    a software developer.

  2. Photography. a reducing agent or solution for developing developing a film or the like.

  3. a person who invests in and develops the urban or suburban potentialities of real estate, especially by subdividing the land into home sites and then building houses and selling them.

  4. Shipbuilding. a person who lays out at full size the lines of a vessel and prepares templates from them.


developer British  
/ dɪˈvɛləpə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that develops something, esp a person who develops property

  2. photog a solution of a chemical reducing agent that converts the latent image recorded in the emulsion of a film or paper into a visible image

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Etymology

Origin of developer

First recorded in 1825–35; develop + -er 1

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The tool has not escaped the 2020s AI fever, with the developer also planning to integrate a generative tool for 3D objects or for automatically carrying out certain tasks.

From Barron's

The law applies to developers as well as providers and deployers of the technology, whether they are Vietnamese organisations or foreign entities operating in the country.

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Dapash himself had attempted to withdraw the lawsuit in December, citing ongoing talks with the developers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The series became Japanese developer Capcom's best-selling franchise ever, prompting books, films and TV programmes, as well as more games.

From BBC

Texas Pacific reported record oil and gas royalties, water sales volume, and produced water royalties for the fourth quarter and said it is having discussions with developers and potential customers for data-center projects.

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