"updater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: updaters [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From update + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|update|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From update + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} updater (plural updaters)
  1. One who, or that which, updates.

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