Moderator : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Moderator	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Moderator
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moderator n any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly someone who presides over a forum or debate someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moderator \Mod"era`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. mod[82]rateur.] 1. One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies. --Sir W. Raleigh. Angling was . . . a moderator* of passions. --Walton. 2. The officer who presides over an assembly to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes. 3. In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. 4. A mechamical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
moderator A person, or small group of people, who manages a moderated {mailing list} or {Usenet} {newsgroup}. Moderators are responsible for determining which email submissions are passed on to the list or newsgroup.