finalizer

English

Alternative forms

• finaliser

Etymology

Etymology tree

English final

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English finalize

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English finalizer

From finalize + -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (rhotic) /ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzɚ/, (non-rhotic) /ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzə/
• Rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ)

Noun

finalizer (plural finalizers)

1. (programming) A function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.