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setter

setter

3 7.4
A function in a computer program that gives a value to an object's property
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : método setter
  • To update the user's email, I called the setter method in the class definition.

Examples

  • How were they going to make the team if the setters couldn't set the ball right?

    Fiction book (1998)
  • So this calls the setter method to set the name.

  • And then we run the setter function on this object, a right, Set name.

  • Senior setter Hannah Clancy leads the Big West with 505 assists.

    Blog text (6)
  • Anderson, a setter and outside hitter, will play sand volleyball at Stetson next fall.

    Blog text (12)
  • Laying it all out on the line for the title, setter Katie Maher aced the Knights' serve-receive.

    Blog text (14)
  • Freshman Alexis Huntey continued to grow in her new role as starting setter, putting up 32 assists and 10 digs.

    Blog text (33)
  • In object-oriented programming, the setter method assigns a value to the object's property.

  • The setter function enables you to modify an object's attributes easily.

Antonyms

getter
  • Specialized
2 6.1

A function that returns the value of a property on an object or class

Compounds

3 7.1

A rich, fashionable person who travels often to fancy places

2 3.6

A large red dog from Ireland with silky fur that is friendly and active

A dog from England with long silky white hair and spots that people use to hunt birds

1 3.6

A dog breed from Ireland with a reddish-brown coat and friendly nature

A lifestyle of frequent travel to fashionable foreign places, often with luxury

fuse setter
  • Specialized
8.6

A device that sets the time when a shell from a large gun will explode

fuze setter
  • Specialized
8.6

A device that adjusts when a military shell explodes

A large Scottish dog with black and tan fur that helps find birds

A person who starts new fashions or ideas that others follow

trend-setter
  • Jargon
5.5

A computer program or app that makes online trends popular

wage setter
  • Specialized
7.3

A person, law, or thing that helps decide how much workers are paid

Surface Forms

setter singular
setters plural

Morphology

setter = set (semi-transparent) = set + er

Morphologically an agent/nominalization from 'set', but the programming sense is technical and requires domain knowledge to map 'one who sets' to a method that assigns values.

Etymology

Setter comes from the verb set 'to put' and the ending -er 'one who'. In programming a setter is a small piece of code that 'sets' (puts) a value into an object's property, so the name simply describes its job.