INJECTOR

injector

(noun) a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

injector (plural injectors)

Any of various devices that are used to inject something.

An apparatus by which a stream of water is forced into a steam boiler.

(object-oriented programming) An object that realizes a dependency injection.

Source: Wiktionary


In*ject"or, n.

1. One who, or that which, injects.

2. (Mach.)

Definition: A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water. The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; - - also called Giffard's injector, from the inventor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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