policer

noun — 2 senses

policer

noun

/pəˈliːsə(ɹ)/

Etymology From police + -er.

1

One who, or that which, polices.

  • […] traditional cultural notions of womanhood, with women seen as moral guardians of the household and policers of recalcitrant men.1999, Kavita Datta, Gareth A Jones, Housing and finance in developing countries:
2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A software component that enforces a security policy.

  • a traffic policer; a bandwidth policer

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