intent filter

English

Noun

intent filter (plural intent filters)

  1. (computing, programming) A declaration within an application's manifest file that specifies the types of intents (messages) that a component is capable of handling.
    • 2012, Lauren Darcey, Shane Conder, Android Wireless Application Development, Volume I, page 132:
      An intent filter declares that this application component is capable of handling or processing a specific type of intent when it matches the filter's criteria.
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