"accessor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: accessors [plural]
Etymology: access + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|access|or}} access + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} accessor (plural accessors)
  1. Someone or something that accesses. Translations (Anything that accesses): accesseur (French)
    Sense id: en-accessor-en-noun-IlOpVaS5 Disambiguation of 'Anything that accesses': 95 5
  2. (object-oriented programming) A function that retrieves a value, usually without changing any data. Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Synonyms (function): getter Translations (Function that retrieves a value): accesseur (French)
    Sense id: en-accessor-en-noun-i2~dCDL0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'function': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'Function that retrieves a value': 2 98

Inflected forms

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