Executor: meaning, definitions and examples

This term is typically used in the context of legal and estate matters, referring to a person appointed to execute the will of a deceased person.

• As the executor of my father's estate, it was my responsibility to distribute his assets according to his will.
• The executor must ensure that all debts and taxes are paid before distributing the inheritance.

This term can be used more broadly to refer to someone responsible for managing and implementing policies, especially in business, education, or technology.

• The school administrator is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the school.
• She worked as an IT administrator, managing the company's computer systems and networks.

This is a legal term that includes both executors and administrators, who are responsible for managing the estate of a deceased person. It's used more commonly in some legal contexts to cover both roles.

• As a personal representative, you need to handle all the legal affairs related to the estate.
• The court appointed him as the personal representative to manage his late wife's estate.

Primarily used in legal or estate planning contexts, an 'executor' is a person appointed to carry out the terms of a will or to manage the estate of someone who has passed away.

• The executor of the will ensured that all debts were paid and the remaining assets were distributed to the beneficiaries.
• After her uncle's death, she was named executor of his estate.

An 'interpreter' in computing is a program that directly executes instructions written in a programming or scripting language without requiring them to be compiled into machine language. In the context of languages, an 'interpreter' is someone who translates spoken words from one language to another.

• Python uses an interpreter to execute code, which makes it easier to test and debug scripts.
• The interpreter helped facilitate the conversation between the French and English speakers at the conference.

In software development, a 'compiler' refers to a program that translates code written in a high-level programming language into machine code that a computer can execute.

• The compiler generated an executable file from the source code.
• Errors during compilation indicate that the compiler could not translate the code due to syntax issues.