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A reader is a person who reads. It may also refer to:

Computing and technology

Adobe Reader (now Adobe Acrobat), a PDF reader
Bible Reader for Palm, a discontinued PDA application
A card reader, for extracting data from various forms of card-shaped media
An e-reader, a device or software for viewing e-books
Foxit Reader, a multilingual PDF tool
Google Reader, a discontinued web app for handling RSS/Atom feeds
K-NFB Reader, a handheld electronic reading device for the blind
Lisp reader, the parser function in the Lisp programming language
Microsoft Fingerprint Reader
Newsreader (Usenet), for reading newsgroup posts
Nintendo e-Reader, a device to read paper card media for the Game Boy Advance
Reader, an off-line content viewing feature of Apple's Safari web browser
Screen reader, a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen

Education and literature

Basal reader, a book used to teach reading and associated skills to schoolchildren
- McGuffey Readers, a well-known early series of such books
Anthology, a book of selections of writing, usually by many authors
- Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics
Reader-response criticism, a literary theory, primarily German and American
The Reader, a 1995 novel by Bernhard Schlink

Newspapers and magazines

Chicago Reader, a newsweekly
Duzhe, (translated Reader(s)), a Chinese magazine
High Plains Reader, an independent weekly tabloid
Los Angeles Reader, a defunct weekly paper
The Reader (magazine), a literary quarterly published by the University of Liverpool
San Diego Reader, a weekly newspaper in San Diego, California
Utne Reader, a periodical
Weekly Reader (formerly My Weekly Reader), an educational magazine for children
The Reader (newspaper), a weekly in Omaha, Nebraska
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, a reference guide to articles in magazines and journals

Occupations

A publisher's reader, also called a first reader
Reader (liturgy), a person charged with reading scripture in church
Reader (Christian Science Church) (also First Reader or Second Reader), a person who conducts services in a Christian Science church
Reader (Anglican Church)
Reader (academic rank), in British education the position between senior (or principal) lecturer and professor
Reader (Inns of Court), a senior barrister of the Inns of Court in London elected to deliver lectures on a particular legal topic
Reader, a practitioner of cartomancy, fortune-telling using a deck of cards

Places

Reader, Arkansas
- Reader Railroad, a tourist railroad
Reader, Illinois
Reader, West Virginia

Other uses

The Reader (2008 film), based on the novel
Plate reader (or microplate reader), a laboratory instrument
"Readers", a slang term for reading glasses
Readers, a deck of marked cards

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 {{wiktionary|Reader|Readers|reader|readers}}
-'''Reader''' can mean a person who is reading a text, or a [[basal reader]], a book used to teach reading.  It may also refer to:
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+A '''reader''' is a person who [[Reading|reads]].  It may also refer to:
-==People==
-* [[Richard Reader Harris (KC)]] (1847–1909), English barrister and Pentecostalist
-* [[Richard Reader Harris (MP)|Reader Harris]] (1913–2009), British politician
-* [[Colin Reader]], English geologist
-* [[Eddi Reader]] (born 1959), Scottish singer
-* [[Francis Reader]] (born 1965), Scottish musician
-* [[Ralph Reader]] (1903–1982), British director and producer, famous for originating the Gang Show in Scouting
-* [[Ted Reader]], well renowned Canadian chef
-==Persons who read==
+==Computing and technology==
-* A [[publisher's reader]], also called a ''first reader''
+* [[Adobe Reader]] (now Adobe Acrobat), a PDF reader
+* [[Bible Reader for Palm]], a discontinued PDA application
-* Historically, a person who entertained cigar factory workers by reading books or newspapers aloud, also known as a ''lector''; see [[Cigar#Manufacture|cigar manufacture]]
+* A [[card reader]], for extracting data from various forms of card-shaped media
-*[[Reader (liturgy)]], someone charged with reading Scripture in church (also called a Lector)
+* An [[e-reader]], a device or software for viewing e-books
-*[[Reader (Christian Science Church)]], a person who conducts services in a Christian Science church, also called a ''First Reader'' or ''Second Reader''
+** [[Amazon Kindle]]
-*[[Reader (Anglican Church)]]
+** [[Microsoft Reader]]
-*[[Reader (academic rank)]], the British academic rank between senior (or principal) lecturer and professor
+** [[Sony Reader]]
-* [[Reader (Inns of Court)]], originally a senior barrister of the Inns of Court in London who was elected to deliver a lecture or series of lectures on a particular legal topic
+* [[Foxit Reader]], a multilingual PDF tool
+* [[Google Reader]], a discontinued web app for handling RSS/Atom feeds
+* [[K-NFB Reader]], a handheld electronic reading device for the blind
+* [[Lisp reader]], the parser function in the Lisp programming language
+* [[Microsoft Fingerprint Reader]]
+* [[Newsreader (Usenet)]], for reading newsgroup posts
+* [[Nintendo e-Reader]], a device to read paper card media for the Game Boy Advance
+* Reader, an off-line content viewing feature of Apple's [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] web browser
+* [[Screen reader]], a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen
+==Education and literature==
-==Places==
+* [[Basal reader]], a book used to teach reading and associated skills to schoolchildren
-* [[Reader, Arkansas]]
-** [[Reader Railroad]], a tourist railroad operating in Arkansas
+** [[McGuffey Readers]], a well-known early series of such books
+* [[Anthology]], a book of selections of writing, usually by many authors
-* [[Reader, Illinois]]
+**''[[Uncle John's Bathroom Reader]]'', a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics
-* [[Reader, West Virginia]]
+*[[Reader-response criticism]], a literary theory, primarily German and American
+*''[[The Reader]]'', a 1995 novel by Bernhard Schlink
 ==Newspapers and magazines==
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 *''[[Duzhe]]'', (translated ''Reader(s)''), a Chinese magazine
 *''[[High Plains Reader]]'', an independent weekly tabloid
-*''[[Los Angeles Reader]]'', a weekly paper, now defunct
+*''[[Los Angeles Reader]]'', a defunct weekly paper
 * [[The Reader (magazine)|''The Reader'' (magazine)]], a literary quarterly published by the University of Liverpool
 * ''[[San Diego Reader]]'', a weekly newspaper in San Diego, California
 *''[[Utne Reader]]'', a periodical
-*''[[Weekly Reader]]'', an educational magazine for children
+*''[[Weekly Reader]]'' (formerly ''My Weekly Reader''), an educational magazine for children
-* [[The Reader (newspaper)|''The Reader'' (newspaper)]], a weekly newspaper in Omaha, Nebraska
+* [[The Reader (newspaper)|''The Reader'' (newspaper)]], a weekly in Omaha, Nebraska
+*''[[Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature]]'', a reference guide to articles in magazines and journals
+==Occupations==
-==Computing and technology==
+* A [[publisher's reader]], also called a first reader
-*[[Adobe Reader]]
-* [[Foxit Reader]], a multilingual PDF reader
+*[[Reader (liturgy)]], a person charged with reading scripture in church
+*[[Reader (Christian Science Church)]] (also First Reader or Second Reader), a person who conducts services in a Christian Science church
-*[[Google Reader]], a Web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline
+*[[Reader (Anglican Church)]]
-* [[K-NFB Reader]], a handheld electronic reading device for the blind
+*[[Reader (academic rank)]], in British education the position between senior (or principal) lecturer and professor
-*[[Microsoft Reader]], a Microsoft program for the reading of e-books
+* [[Reader (Inns of Court)]], a senior barrister of the Inns of Court in London elected to deliver lectures on a particular legal topic
-* [[Microsoft Fingerprint Reader]], a device that was produced by Microsoft
+*Reader, a practitioner of [[cartomancy]], fortune-telling using a deck of cards
-*[[Sony Reader]], a line of e-book readers manufactured by Sony
-*The [[Nintendo e-Reader]], by Nintendo
-*[[Bible Reader for Palm]]
-*[[screen reader]], a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen
-==Other==
+==Places==
+* [[Reader, Arkansas]]
-*[[Reader-response criticism]], a primarily German and American literary theory
+** [[Reader Railroad]], a tourist railroad
-*''[[The Reader]]'', a 1995 novel by Bernhard Schlink
+* [[Reader, Illinois]]
-* [[The Reader (2008 film)|''The Reader'' (2008 film)]], 2008 movie based on this novel
+* [[Reader, West Virginia]]
-*A [[basal reader]], a textbook used in reading education:
-**[[McGuffey Readers]], examples of these
+==Other uses==
-*An [[anthology]]: a book of different pieces of writing, often by many authors, for example:
+* [[The Reader (2008 film)|''The Reader'' (2008 film)]], based on the novel
-**''[[Uncle John's Bathroom Reader]]'', a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics, ostensibly for reading in the bathroom
 *[[Plate reader]] (or microplate reader), a laboratory instrument
-*[[Reading glasses|Readers]], a slang term for reading glasses
+*"Readers", a slang term for [[reading glasses]]
+*Readers, a deck of [[marked card]]s
 ==See also==
+*[[Reader (surname)]]
 *[[Reeder (disambiguation)]]
 *[[The Reader (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambig|surname|geo}}
+{{disambiguation|geo}}
-[[Category:Occupational surnames]]
-[[de:Reader]]
-[[fr:Lecteur]]
-[[pt:Reader]]