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Invoker vs Invoked - What's the difference?

invoker | invoked |

As a noun invoker

is one who calls upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

As a verb invoked is

(invoke).

invoker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who calls upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
  • An invoker of God's mercy
  • One who appeals for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
  • One who conjures up spirits with incantations.
  • Someone who induces as an inevitable consequence.
  • One who solicits, petitions for, appeals to a favorable attitude.
  • (computing) That which causes a program or subroutine to execute.
  • invoked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (invoke)

  • invoke

    English

    Alternative forms

    * envoke

    Verb

    (invok)
  • To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
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  • To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
  • In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
  • To conjure up with incantations.
  • This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
  • To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
  • Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
  • To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
  • The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another draught.
  • (computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
  • Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.
  • * C++ lets you invoke an operator function either by calling the function or by using the overloaded operator with its usual syntax. — Stephen Prata.
  • Synonyms

    * invocate * (sense) call, execute, run

    Derived terms

    * invoker