Formatter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which formats.

    "In this exercise, you will override conneg and let ASP.NET Web API use the media formatter that you specify to serialize the resource."

Example

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"The science data formatter, as it's called, has a number of housekeeping functions, including preparing data collected by Hubble's instruments for transmission down to Earth."

Etymology

From format + -er.

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