Meanings
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1
noun
a person or thing that finds the answer to a problem, puzzle, or equation
The first solver of the puzzle received a prize.
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2
noun
a computer program or algorithm designed to calculate a solution
The optimization solver found a feasible schedule in seconds.
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Etymology
Formed from solve + the agent suffix -er. It first names a person who solves; mathematics and computing extend the same agent idea to algorithms and programs that calculate solutions.