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Handler vs Emitter - What's the difference?

handler | emitter |

As nouns the difference between handler and emitter

is that handler is (literally) one who handles something (especially manually) or someone while emitter is that which emits something.

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

    * English agent nouns ----

    emitter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which emits something.
  • (electronics) The name for one terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
  • Anagrams

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