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noun
One who, or that which, injects something.
One who injects (himself or herself with) psychoactive drugs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who, or that which, injects something.
Any of various devices that are used to inject something, as:
An apparatus by which a stream of water is forced into a steam boiler.
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noun
One who, or that which, injects something.
Any of various devices that are used to inject something, as:
Any of the one or more devices in a fuel injection system that create the spray of fuel.
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noun
An object that realizes a dependency injection.
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Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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noun
a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
History
From inject + -or.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
