container vs getter

container

noun
  • Someone who contains; something that contains. 

  • A bundle consisting of operating system, application code and dependencies to be run sandboxed inside a virtualized environment; (by extension) the environment itself. 

  • An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects. 

  • A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods. 

  • An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. 

  • Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components. 

  • Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state. 

  • A file format that can hold various types of data. 

getter

noun
  • One who, or that which, gets. 

  • 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. 

  • 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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