executor

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin execūtor, agent noun of exequor.

noun

  1. A person who carries out some task.
  2. (computing) A component of a system that executes or runs something.
    When searching for a solution is unnecessary, then the program executor "doesn't care" which solution is generated nor how it is obtained. 2014, Robert Kowalski, Thom Frühwirth, Logic for Problem Solving, Revisited, page 114
  3. (law) Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator.
    literary executor
  4. (obsolete) An executioner.

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