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Getter vs Petter - What's the difference?

getter | petter |

As nouns the difference between getter and petter

is that getter is getter while petter is (rare) one who pets.

getter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who gets.
  • * 1838 , William Evans, ?Thomas Evans, The Friends' Library
    • rich men and the eager getters of this world
  • (computing, programming) A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2002 , author=James Steven Perry , title=Java Management Extensions , chapter=2 , isbn=0596002459 , page=47 , passage=A proper getter must return the type of its attribute.}}
  • (sciences) A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1979 , author=G. L. Weissler and Robert Warner Carlson , title=Vacuum Physics and Technology , chapter=5 , isbn=0124759149 , pages=194-195 , passage=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.}}

    Derived terms

    * go-getter * vote getter

    Synonyms

    * (computing) accessor

    See also

    * setter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (sciences) To remove gas by sorption.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2003 , author=John F. O'Hanlon , title=A Users Guide to Vacuum Technology , chapter=14 , isbn=0471270520 , page=247 , passage=Many reactive metals rapidly pump large quantities of active gases because they getter (react with) the gases.}}

    Synonyms

    * get ----

    petter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) One who pets.
  • * 1953 , Ernest Watson Burgess, Paul Wallin, Engagement and marriage
    • ... 36) are good sports 37) have a good sense of humor 38) are not sissies 39) do not try to neck on the first date 40) are not routine petters ...
  • * 2007 , George Philip, Cowboy life: the letters of George Philip
    • I was always a petter of my horses, teaching them to do some minor tricks.