Aggregator
a person or thing that .
digital technology. a web-based or installed application that aggregates related, frequently updated content from various internet sources and consolidates it in one place for viewing:
an automated news aggregator.
compare (def 23), .
a company that negotiates the purchase of public-utility services on behalf of a group of customers but does not sell the services:
an electric power aggregator.
contemporary examples
the daily beast started as an aggregator with some original reporting as a side dish.
the daily beast turns 2! tina brown october 4, 2010
noun
a business organization that collates the details of an individual’s financial affairs so that the information can be presented on a single website
a firm that brings together a large group of consumers on whose behalf it negotiates reduced rates for good or services, esp in the energy sector
a web application that draws together syndicated content from various online sources and displays it in a single location for the user’s convenience
networking
a program for watching for new content at user-specified rss feeds.
an example is bottomfeeder.
(http://directory.google.com/top/reference/libraries/library_and_information_science/technical_services/cataloguing/metadata/rdf/applications/rss/news_readers/).
(2003-09-29)
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