destructor
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destructor
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Learned borrowing from Latin dēstrūctor. By surface analysis, destruct + -or.
noun destructors
- One who destructs.
- A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of refuse.
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A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.
Opposite: constructor
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noun cleaning-up commands in object oriented programming
| Español | destructor |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | デストラクタ desutorakuta, 消去子 shōkyoshi |
| 中文 | 析構函數 /析构函数 xīgòu hánshù |
| Português | destrutor |
| Français | destructeur |
| Deutsch | Destruktor |
| Русский | дестру́ктор destrúktor |
| Tiếng Việt | hàm huỷ |
noun one who destructs
| 中文 | 破壞者 /破坏者 pòhuàizhe |
|---|---|
| Português | destruidor |
| Français | destructeur |
| Deutsch | Zerstörer |
| Русский | разруши́тель razrušítelʹ, разруши́тельница razrušítelʹnica |
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