injector

noun — 4 senses

injector

noun

US /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/

Etymology From inject + -or.

› One who, or that which, injects something.

1

One who injects (himself or herself with) psychoactive drugs.

› One who, or that which, injects something. › Any of various devices that are used to…

2

An apparatus by which a stream of water is forced into a steam boiler.

3

Any of the one or more devices in a fuel injection system that create the spray of fuel.

4

An object that realizes a dependency injection.

Object-oriented programming

Derived terms
autoinjector, biojector, fuel injector, Giffard injector, injectoral, jet injector, microinjector, nanoinjector, photoinjector, picoinjector, venturi injector

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