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Getter

//ˈɡɛtə// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, gets.

    "Many times things would open in him to admiration, showing to rich men and the eager getters of this world, the danger they were in of hurting themselves, by hindering their growth in the truth."

  2. 2
    A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.

    "A proper getter must return the type of its attribute."

  3. 3
    A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.

    "Titanium has become the preferred getter for general vacuum-pumping applications because of its relatively high vapor pressure characteristic and its broad spectrum chemical reactivity."

  4. 4
    A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface. historical
Verb
  1. 1
    To remove gas by sorption.

    "Many reactive metals rapidly pump large quantities of active gases because they getter (react with) the gases."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From get + -er.

Etymology 2

From get + -er.

Etymology 3

Probably an altered spelling of German Götter.

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