"imager" meaning in English

See imager in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪmɪdʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪmədʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɪməd͡ʒɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-imager.wav [US] Forms: imagers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ymageour, from Old French imageor; equivalent to image + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ymageour}} Middle English ymageour, {{der|en|fro|imageor}} Old French imageor, {{suffix|en|image|er}} image + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} imager (plural imagers)
  1. One who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor.
    Sense id: en-imager-en-noun-z99drbKN Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 45 55
  2. (computing) A system that creates a digital copy such as a disk image.
    Sense id: en-imager-en-noun-yKZZJUFE Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bioimager, neuroimager, phosphoimager, phosphorimager

Inflected forms

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