selector
<programming> 1. In Smalltalk or Objective C, the syntax of a message
which selects a particular method in the target object.
2. An operation that returns the state of an object but does not alter that
state. Selector functions or methods often have names which begin with "get" and
corresponding modifier methods or procedures whose names begin with "set".
(1998-01-12)
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