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reaper

 [ree-per]  

reap·er

   [ree-per]
noun
1.
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
2.
a person who reaps.
3.
Grim Reaper.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English reper, Old English ripere. See reap, -er1
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reaper (ˈriːpə)
 
—n
1.  a person who reaps or a machine for reaping
2.  the grim reaper death

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reaper definition


A prowler that GFRs files. A file removed in this way is said to have been "reaped".
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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