"verifier" meaning in English

See verifier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: verifiers [plural]
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  1. Agent noun of verify: someone or something that verifies. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: verify (extra: someone or something that verifies) Synonyms: verificator
    Sense id: en-verifier-en-noun-BLNL2n3E Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55
  2. (historical, computing) A device used to verify that a punched card had been punched correctly. Tags: historical Translations (device): verificatrice [feminine] (Italian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (person who verifies): verificatore [masculine] (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'person who verifies': 52 48

Inflected forms

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