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moderator |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Moderator \Mod"er*a`tor\, n. [L.: cf F. mod['e]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: moderator n 1: any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors 2: someone who presides over a forum or debate 3: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [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.
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