DESTRUCTOR

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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