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Meaning of getter

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

getter

Pronunciation:/ˈɡɛtə//-ɾə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who gets.

  2. A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.

  3. A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.

  4. A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface.

verb

Definitions

  1. To remove gas by sorption.