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coder

code, write code

verb koh-DEH Rare
Communication Technology

Also means

encode

Usage Note

Coder is used both for writing software (coder une application — to code an app) and for encoding information (coder un message — to encode a message). It has become extremely common in tech contexts and is used interchangeably with programmer in informal speech. The agent noun is codeur/codeuse.

Examples

"Elle code en Python depuis l'âge de douze ans."

Natural Translation

She has been coding in Python since age twelve.

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