"finalizer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzɚ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzə/ (note: non-rhotic) Forms: finalizers [plural], finaliser [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ) Etymology: From finalize + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|finalize|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From finalize + -er., {{ety|en|:af|finalize|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English final Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English finalize Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English finalizer From finalize + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} finalizer (plural finalizers)
  1. (programming) A function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.

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