actor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: actor	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for actor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actor n a theatrical performer [syn: actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player] 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" Synonym(s): actor, doer, worker
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Actor \Ac"tor\, n. [L. actor, fr. agere to act.] 1. One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer. 2. A theatrical performer; a stageplayer. After a well graced actor leaves the stage. --Shak. 3. (Law) (a) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes. --Jacobs. (b) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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)]. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
actor 1. In {object-oriented} programming, an {object} which exists as a {concurrent} process. 2. In {Chorus}, the unit of resource allocation. (1994-11-08)