noun a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication.
— synonyms: editor_in_chief
noun (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data.
— synonyms: editor_program
Examples
“John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.”
“John is the city editor at the Daily Times.”
“The TPU EVE editor is an excellent, extensible, programmable editor.”