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destructor

destructor noun: one who destructs.

Noun

destructor (plural destructors)

  1. One who destructs.
  2. A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of refuse.
  3. (object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.
    Antonyms:
    constructor

destructor meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

destructor in Tamil

அழிப்பி, சிதைப்பு, பொருள் சார்ந்த செயல்முறைப் படுத்துதலில்

destructor in Vietnamese

cleaning-up commands in object oriented programming
hàm huỷ

Antonyms of destructor

Forms of destructor

pluraldestructors

Origin of destructor

From destruct + -or.

Questions about destructor

What does destructor mean?
Destructor means one who destructs.
What is destructor in Tamil?
Destructor in Tamil is அழிப்பி, சிதைப்பு, பொருள் சார்ந்த செயல்முறைப் படுத்துதலில். See Destructor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is destructor?
Destructor is a noun.
What is the plural of destructor?
The plural of destructor is destructors.

Words near destructor in the dictionary

  1. destructivism
  2. destructivist
  3. destructivists
  4. destructivities
  5. destructivity
  6. destructor
  7. destructors
  8. destructs
  9. destructuration
  10. destructurations
  11. destructure

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