deflector

n : a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water

or air or smoke etc)

selector

1. 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 {method}s often

have names which begin with "get" and corresponding {modifier}

methods or {procedures} whose names begin with "set".

(1998-01-12)