marshaller

Aircraft parking coordinator

A marshaller is someone who organizes, directs, or arranges things into proper order.

At airports, marshallers guide aircraft to parking positions using hand signals or illuminated wands.

In computing, a marshaller converts data between formats or prepares it for transmission across system boundaries.

The spelling marshaler is also used.

airport

groundcrew

Airport maintenance personnel

wands · signals · aircraft · pushback · ramp · apron · gate · jetbridge · hangar · vest

ceremonial

procession

Formal moving line

  • pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
  • pompOstentatious display of dignity
  • regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority

parade · herald · ceremony · gala · inauguration · coronation · fanfare · vestments · protocol · convocation

military

officer

Authority figure in uniform

troops · formation · battalion · regiment · convoy · ranks · discipline · enlisted · commissioned · uniformed

computing

serialization

Encoding objects for transmission

  • JSONLightweight data interchange format
  • XMLStructured data markup language
  • dataFacts for analysis

encoding · decoding · parsing · object · buffer · protocol · binding · schema · payload · conversion

logistics

coordination

Organized cooperative movement

routing · scheduling · organization · sequencing · prioritization · alignment · synchronization · direction · management · arrangement

Categories
Opposites
ground control role

marshallerpilot

One who steers aircraft

flight crew · captain · cockpit crew · aircrew · aviator

organizational function

marshallerdisorganizer

One who creates disorder

scatterer · disperser · disrupter · participant · follower

data handling (computing)

marshallerparser

Syntax-interpreting program

decoder

Phrases
Family

marshalled, marshalling

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