destructor

destructor

[di′strək·tər]

(ordnance)

An explosive device used intentionally by the control center to destroy a missile after launching. Also known as destruct system.

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destructor

(programming)

A function provided by a class in C++ and some other object-oriented languages to delete an object, the inverse of a constructor.

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