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developer

1 of 1noun
/dɪˈvɛləpər/
Forms:developers
1

a person or company that prepares a piece of land for residential or commercial use

  • The developer has plans to build a new shopping center on this plot of land.
  • A major developer is behind the construction of the luxury apartment complex.
  • They hired a developer to turn the old factory into loft apartments.
  • She is a successful developer known for her residential projects in the city.
  • After years of negotiation, the developer finally received the necessary permits to build.
2

a chemical solution used in traditional film photography to convert the latent image on a photographic film or paper into a visible image by reducing the silver halide crystals in the emulsion to metallic silver

A developer is a chemical solution used in photography to process exposed film or photographic paper. It reacts with the light-sensitive materials in the film or paper to form a visible image. The developer makes the exposed areas of the film or paper darken, creating the final photograph. This process is part of the overall chemical development workflow, which includes other solutions for fixing and washing the image.

3

a person or company that designs and produces applications, video games, etc.

  • The developer released a new update for the popular app.
  • She works as a game developer for a well-known studio.
  • The software developer fixed the bug in the program.
  • Developers spend months designing and testing their projects.
  • The company hired a team of developers for their new platform.
4

a person who creates, designs, or builds something new, such as a product, system, tool, or idea

  • The developer of the new teaching method shared her results at a conference.
  • That team was the original developer of the safety guidelines.
  • The developer of the test explained how it measures reasoning skills.
  • He worked for years as the main developer of the project.