software engineer(n = noun.person) coder, computer programmer, programmer - a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs;
is a kind of applied scientist, engineer, technologist, computer user
has particulars: cracker, hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk, hacker

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