"accessor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: accessors [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English access English -or English accessor From access + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|access|-or|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English access English -or English accessor From 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. Synonyms (function): getter Translations (Function that retrieves a value): accesseur (French)
    Sense id: en-accessor-en-noun-i2~dCDL0 Categories (other): Object-oriented programming, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'function': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'Function that retrieves a value': 2 98

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