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author
The term carries a weight of authority and intellectual ownership. While a writer might be anyone who puts pen to paper, an author is typically recognized as the originator of a coherent, completed work. It implies a level of intentionality and structural design behind the writing.
In modern technical contexts, the word has expanded beyond literature to include software and legal documents. When someone authors a piece of code or a policy, the focus is on the creative act of inception and the responsibility for the content's validity.
The word is used to count individual people who write books or articles.
Meanings
Examples
I am an author.