Getter vs. Jetter — What's the Difference?

A getter is a deposit of reactive material that is placed inside a vacuum system to complete and maintain the vacuum. When gas molecules strike the getter material, they combine with it chemically or by absorption.

(obsolete) A self-confident person full of braggadocio.

A material added in small amounts during a chemical or metallurgical process to absorb impurities.

Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.

One who, or that which, gets.

A vehicle or engine that works by jet propulsion.

(object-oriented programming) A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.

An animal, such as a squid or jellyfish, that moves by jet propulsion. (Often used to distinguish it from similar animals with a different method of locomotion.)

(sciences) A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.

One who drives or rides in a jet-propelled vehicle.

A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface.

A place where there is a natural spout or eruption, such as a geyser or jet of lava.

(sciences) To remove gas by sorption.

(roller derby) A jammer (player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players) on the televised version of the game.

One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.

One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.