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verb (used with object)
1.
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make a choice; pick.
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Selector
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
adjective
3.
chosen in preference to another or others; selected.
4.
choice; of special value or excellence.
5.
careful or fastidious in selecting; discriminating.
6.
carefully or fastidiously chosen; exclusive: a select group of friends.
Origin:
1555–65; < Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix
1555–65; < Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
se·lec·ta·ble, adjective
se·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
se·lect·ly, adverb
se·lect·ness, noun
se·lec·tor, noun
EXPANDnon·se·lect·ed, adjective
re·se·lect, verb (used with object)
un·se·lect, adjective
un·se·lect·ed, adjective
well-se·lect·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Computing Dictionary
selector definition
programming1. 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".
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