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.
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(2003-09-29)
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formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness. Botany. (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy. (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the […]
- Aggress
to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first. to begin to quarrel. to behave toward; attack (often followed by upon): wild animals aggressing their prey. Contemporary Examples They experience boredom, sickness, early deaths and they aggress, attacking and even killing human beings. ‘Blackfish’ Director: Killer Whales Don’t Belong in Captivity Gabriela Cowperthwaite […]
- Aggressed
to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first. to begin to quarrel. to behave toward; attack (often followed by upon): wild animals aggressing their prey. Historical Examples Neither have I ever aggressed on the rights of others in my self-defence. Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard’s Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge […]
- Aggressing
to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first. to begin to quarrel. to behave toward; attack (often followed by upon): wild animals aggressing their prey. Historical Examples The second, coercive, operating upon the aggressing belligerents. Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) Various It would, […]
- Aggressions
the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like: The army is prepared to stop any foreign aggression. any offensive action, attack, or procedure; an inroad or encroachment: an aggression upon one’s rights. the practice of making assaults […]