communicator

1. One that communicates: an effective communicator of new ideas.
2. An electronic device enabling individuals with physical disabilities to communicate through LED displays, printed or electronic messages, or synthetic speech.

Source of a message that is transferred to a receiver. The communicator can affect how a message is received by the selection of the communication channel and by variations in tone or context. For example, a written message regarding over-the-counter drugs is believable when it comes from a perceived authority such as a famous physician. The same message is less believable, however, if it is communicated by the same physician, who appears on television with an unkempt look and a voice lacking confidence.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who communicates with others

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Communicator may refer to:

In computer science:

• Acorn Communicator, a business computer developed by Acorn Computers in 1985
• Beonex Communicator, a fork of the Mozilla Application Suite
• Netscape Communicator, a suite of Internet applications
• Nokia Communicator, a brand name for a series of Nokia smartphones
• PDA with mobile phone functionality, similar to Nokia Communicator mentioned above
• LIVECHAT Communicator, a business instant messenger software
• Microsoft Office Communicator, an IM and VoIP client for Windows

In fiction:

• Communicator (Star Trek), a portable communication device from the Star Trek fictional universe
• Communicator, another term for universal translator, a fictional device that allows one to understand a language from another planet or an animal

See also

• Personal communicator
• The Communicator

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