getter

== English == === Etymology === From get +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛtə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛtə(ɹ)/, /-ɾə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛtə, -ɛtə(ɹ) Hyphenation: get‧ter === Noun === getter (plural getters) One who, or that which, gets. (object-oriented programming) A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter. (sciences) A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption. (mining, historical) A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface. ==== Synonyms ==== (computing): accessor ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== setter === Verb === getter (third-person singular simple present getters, present participle gettering, simple past and past participle gettered) (sciences, transitive) To remove gas by sorption. ==== Synonyms ==== get ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === treget == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛ.tœʁ/ ~ /ɡe.tœʁ/ === Noun === getter m (plural getters) (object-oriented programming) getter === Further reading === “getter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Specifically from Old French geter, the northern variant of jeter (“to throw”) === Verb === getter alternative form of iecter ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English getter or French getter. === Noun === getter n (uncountable) getter (material) ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === getter indefinite plural of get