English

Noun

handler ‎(plural handlers)

1. (literally) One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.

   The handler of a weapon gets a symbolic sensation of deadly power.

2. (in combination) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).

   The spy's handler told him to approach the subject by posing as a dog handler.

3. (computing) A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.

Derived terms

• event handler
• exception handler

Related terms

• handlebar
• handleable
• handling

See also

• manipulator

Translations

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Danish

Noun

handler c (singular definite handleren, plural indefinite handlere)

1. A (financial) trader

Inflection

Noun

handler c

1. plural indefinite of handel

Verb

handler

1. present tense of handle

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

handler m

1. indefinite plural of handel

Verb

handler

1. present tense of handle