getter (English, noun)
expansion: getter (plural getters)
Senses:
glosses: One who, or that which, gets.
qualifier: object-oriented programming
glosses: A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.
topics: sciences
glosses: A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.
topics: business
mining
glosses: A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: getters
tags: plural