accessor vs getter

accessor

noun
  • A function that retrieves a value, usually without changing any data. 

  • Someone or something that accesses. 

getter

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

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

  • One who, or that which, gets. 

  • A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface. 

verb
  • To remove gas by sorption. 

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