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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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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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