Meanings
nounfinalizer (plural finalizers)
plural finalizers · alternative finaliser
- computingA function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with finalizer
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APA
finalizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finalizer
MLA
“finalizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finalizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finalizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finalizer.
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