APLer

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noun

A programmer who uses APL.

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Meanings

nounAPLer (plural APLers)

plural APLers

  1. computingA programmer who uses APL.

    This means that APLers can take great strides in moving APL applications towards the machine efficiencies...

    1986, SHARE, Proceedings: SEAS Spring Meeting 1986
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    ...his disappointment that APL was not chosen over BASIC as IBM's premier language for the PC. Having established his credentials as an APLer, though,...

    1984, Byte

    This leaves two situations not covered — the repetitive task being done by an APLer, and the highly unstructured task...

    1985, Lib Gibson, Joshua S Levine, Robert C Metzger, Application systems in APL: how to build them right

    It is hoped that these transliteration programs have paved the way for communication among APLers to roll forward on the information superhighway.

    1995, IEEE, Computer and Control Abstracts

Origin

From APL + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

APLer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APLer

MLA

“APLer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APLer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “APLer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APLer.

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