handler

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English handler, handiller, equivalent to handle +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhænd.lə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhænd.lɚ/, [ˈhɛənd.lɚ] Rhymes: -ændlə(ɹ) Hyphenation: hand‧ler === Noun === handler (plural handlers) (literally) One who handles something (especially manually) or someone. A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter). An advisor or manager providing guidance to a person occupying public office or a prominent position. (programming) A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception. ==== Hyponyms ==== event handler exception handler ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== handlebar handleable handling ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== manipulator === References === “handler” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. == Danish == === Noun === handler c (singular definite handleren, plural indefinite handlere) A (financial) trader ==== Inflection ==== === Noun === handler c indefinite plural of handel === Verb === handler present of handle == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === handler m indefinite plural of handel === Verb === handler present tense of handle == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English handler. === Noun === handler m (plural handlers) (ultimate frisbee) handler