nonprogrammer

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noun

A person who is not a computer programmer.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounnonprogrammer (plural nonprogrammers)

plural nonprogrammers · alternative non-programmer

  1. A person who is not a computer programmer.

    […] the value of time-sharing and easy access to computing power for the nonprogrammer.

    1982, Annals of the History of Computing
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    To nonprogrammers and nonoperators the most important thing about computers is that they are making us think again about the nature of problem solving.

    1968, David G. Crowdis, Brandon W. Wheeler, Introduction to Mathematical Ideas, page 113

    In the recent past it was cheaper to hire programmers than to buy computers powerful enough to allow nonprogrammer programming.

    1988, Paul Harmon, Rex Maus, William Morrissey, Expert Systems: Tools and Applications

    We have seen, in the earlier chapters, various ways in which human-computer interaction can be broadened to include the nonprogrammer.

    1992, Derek Partridge, Khateeb M Hussain, Artificial Intelligence and Business Management

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Translations

Czech neprogramátor
  • neprogramátora person who is not a computer programmer
French non-programmeur
  • non-programmeura person who is not a computer programmer
German Nichtprogrammierer
  • Nichtprogrammierera person who is not a computer programmer
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