| n. | 1. | One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer. |
| 2. | A theatrical performer; a stageplayer. | |
| 3. | (Law) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes. |
| Noun | 1. | actor - a theatrical performer |
| 2. | actor - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" |
ACTOR, practice. 1. A plaintiff or complainant. 2. He on whom the burden of proof lies. In actions of replevin both parties are said to be actors. The proctor or advocate in the courts of the civil law, was called actor.
| 1. | (language) | Actor - An object-oriented language for Microsoft Windows written by Charles Duff of the Whitewater Group ca.
1986. It has Pascal/C-like syntax. Uses a
token-threaded interpreter. Early binding is an option. ["Actor Does More than Windows", E.R. Tello, Dr Dobb's J 13(1):114-125 (Jan 1988)]. | |
| 2. | (programming) | actor - In object-oriented programming, an object which exists as a concurrent process. | |
| 3. | (operating system) | actor - In Chorus, the unit of resource allocation. |
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