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Editor vs Handler - What's the difference?

editor | handler |

As nouns the difference between editor and handler

is that editor is a person who edits or makes changes to documents while handler is (literally) one who handles something (especially manually) or someone.

editor

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
  • A copy editor.
  • A person who edited a specific document.
  • * John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
  • A person at a newspaper or similar institution who edits stories and decides which ones to publish.
  • * John is the city editor at the ''Daily Times''.
  • A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
  • (computer software) A program for creating]] and [[make, making changes to files, especially text files.
  • * The TPU EVE editor''' is an excellent, extensible, programmable '''editor .
  • (television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
  • Derived terms

    * copy editor * flatbed editor * editorial * editorializing * * editor-in-chief * edit

    Anagrams

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    References

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    handler

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (literally) One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
  • ''The handler of a weapon gets a symbolic sensation of deadly power.
  • (in combination) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).
  • The spy's handler''' told him to approach the subject by posing as a dog ' handler .
  • (computing) A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.
  • Derived terms

    * event handler * exception handler

    See also

    * manipulator

    References

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