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leitor

Leitor is a Portuguese noun with several related senses. Primarily, it denotes a person who reads, such as someone who studies books, newspapers, or magazines. In a broader sense, it can refer to the audience that engages with a text or a given work.

In technology, leitor designates a device that reads data. Examples include a barcode reader (leitor de código

Etymology and gender: the term comes from Latin lector, from legere, “to read.” The feminine form is

Usage notes: in literature, o leitor is the reader or audience of a text; in technical or

See also: leitura, leitor de código de barras, leitor de cartão, leitor de CD, leitor de e-books.

de
barras),
a
card
reader
(leitor
de
cartão),
and
a
CD
or
DVD
reader
(leitor
de
CD
ou
de
DVD).
In
the
context
of
digital
publishing,
the
expression
leitor
de
livros
eletrônicos
or
leitor
de
e-books
refers
to
an
electronic
reader.
leitora,
used
for
female
readers.
The
plural
forms
are
os
leitores
for
mixed
or
masculine
groups
and
as
leitoras
for
female
readers.
commercial
contexts,
leitor
often
refers
to
a
data-reading
device.
The
word
can
also
appear
in
phrases
describing
the
act
of
reading
or
the
act
of
using
a
reading
device,
such
as
reading
software
or
hardware.