Constructors

/kənˈstrʌktərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of constructor; people or companies that build structures, machines, or systems; in computing, functions that create new objects or instances.

Etymology

From constructor (from Latin construere + -or meaning one who does the action) + -s (plural). In programming, 'constructor' became standard terminology in object-oriented programming in the 1980s-90s.

Kelly Says

In programming, constructors are like the blueprints that tell a computer exactly how to assemble a new object—without them, the computer wouldn't know what pieces go together or in what order.

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