Executors: meaning, definitions and examples

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executors

[ ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtərz ]

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legal term

A person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will.

Synonyms

administrator, representative, trustee

Examples of usage

The executors of the will were responsible for distributing the assets according to the deceased person's wishes.
She appointed her two sons as executors of her estate.

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computing

A framework provided by Java that allows you to define the tasks you want to run asynchronously.

Synonyms

task executor, thread pool

Examples of usage

The CompletableFuture class in Java is often used by developers as an executor for managing asynchronous tasks.

Translations

Translations of the word "executors" in other languages:

🇵🇹 executores

🇮🇳 क्रियान्वयनकर्ताओं

🇩🇪 Ausführer

🇮🇩 pelaksana

🇺🇦 виконавці

🇵🇱 wykonawcy

🇯🇵 実行者

🇫🇷 exécuteurs

🇪🇸 ejecutores

🇹🇷 icracılar

🇰🇷 실행자

🇸🇦 منفذون

🇨🇿 vykonavatelé

🇸🇰 vykonávatelia

🇨🇳 执行者

🇸🇮 izvajalci

🇮🇸 framkvæmdaraðilar

🇰🇿 орындаушылар

🇬🇪 შემსრულებლები

🇦🇿 icraçılar

🇲🇽 ejecutores

Word origin

The word 'executor' originated from the Latin word 'exsecutor', which means 'one who carries out'. In the legal context, the term executor has been used for centuries to refer to someone responsible for carrying out the wishes of a deceased person as outlined in their will. In computing, the term executor gained popularity with the introduction of frameworks like Java's Executor, which allow for the efficient management of asynchronous tasks.