Observer

Observer

Observer may refer to person who is observing. More specialised meanings follow.

Contents

Computer science and information theory

  • In information theory, any system which receives information from an object.
  • A state observer in control theory, a system that models a real system in order to provide an estimate of its internal state
  • Observer pattern, a design pattern used in computer programming
  • ObserverNMS (software), a network management software package

Fiction

Music

Physics

Politics and diplomacy

  • Observer status, granted by an organization to a non-member, allowing the non-member limited ability to participate in the organization's activities
  • An election observer, one who assists in election monitoring

Publications

Other

  • A game official used in some competitions of Ultimate
  • The Observer personality type
  • Air observer, an aircrew member of a (usually military) aircraft

See also

  • Observer effect (disambiguation)

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  • observer — [ ɔpsɛrve ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • Xe; lat. observare I ♦ Se conformer de façon régulière à (une prescription). ⇒ obéir (à), respecter. « il faut observer certaines règles, certaines formules » (Joubert). « Une des seules coutumes de l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • observer — OBSERVER. v. a. Accomplir, suivre ce qui est prescrit par quelque loy, par quelque regle. Observer les commandemens de Dieu. un bon Religieux doit observer sa regle. observer le silence, le jeusne &c. observer les statuts. observer les loix, les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Observer — (engl.: Beobachter oder Observator) steht für: The Observer, eine englische Zeitung The Observer (Sri Lanka), eine Zeitung in Sri Lanka Observer (Luftsport), ein Schiedsrichter bei Luftsportwettbewerben Observer (Entwurfsmuster), ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • observer — UK US /əbˈzɜːvər/ noun [C] ► a person who watches and studies what happens but has no active part in it: an observer of sth »He is close observer of the situation on Wall Street. »One industry observer noted: The car market is going through a… …   Financial and business terms

  • Observer — Ob*serv er, n. 1. One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer. [1913 Webster] The observed of all observers. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Observer — Observer: The Observer  «Обозреватель», еженедельная английская газета, входит в группу The Guardian. См. также Наблюдатель …   Википедия

  • Observer — Observer, The a serious British Sunday newspaper which generally supports fairly ↑left wing political ideas. The Observer is owned by the same company that owns The Guardian …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • observer — [əb zʉrv′ər] n. 1. a person who observes something; specif., a) a soldier manning an observation post b) a person who attends an assembly, convention, etc., not as an official delegate but only to observe and report the proceedings c) an official …   English World dictionary

  • observer — index bystander, eyewitness, spy, witness Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • observer — (n.) 1550s, one who keeps a rule, custom, etc., agent noun from OBSERVE (Cf. observe). Meaning one who watches and takes notice is from 1580s; this is the sense of the word in many newspaper names …   Etymology dictionary

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