prosumer

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von prosumer im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

(producer + consumer) Üreten tüketici

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von prosumer im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A high-end consumer product more generally

A product targeted at serious, enthusiastic consumers, incorporating professional features but often modified for non-professional use

A serious, enthusiastic consumer: not professional (earning money), but of similar interest and skills to a (generally lower level) professional, or aspiring to such. The target market of prosumer equipment

A person in postindustrial society who combines the economic roles of producer and consumer

A portmanteau formed by contracting either the word professional or, less often, producer with the word consumer

{i} (portmanteau of "professional" and "consumer"), electronic device that is in a level between the consumer and the professional model and contains some professional features; professional consumer, person who is knowledgeable enough to buy the prosumer device/equipment

Synonyme

amateur, enthusiast, hobbyist, semiprofessional

Etymologie

() Blend of producer and consumer, coined by futurologist Alvin Toffler|Alvin Toffler]] in his book The Third Wave|The Third Wave]] (1980). Concept based on suggestion by Marshall McLuhan|Marshall McLuhan]] and Barrington Nevitt in their 1972 book Take Today (p. 4) that consumers would take on producer roles in mass customization|mass customization]].