destructor (plural destructors)
One who destructs.
A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of refuse.
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.
• retroducts
Source: Wiktionary
De*struc"tor, n. Etym: [L., from destruere. See Destroy, and cf. Destroyer.]
Definition: A destroyer. [R.] Fire, the destructive and the artificial death of things. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
