DELEGATION

Delegation

In object-oriented programming, there are three related notions of delegation. Most commonly, it refers to a programming language feature making use of the method lookup rules for dispatching so-called self-calls as defined by Lieberman in his 1986 paper "Using Prototypical Objects to Implement Shared Behavior in Object-Oriented Systems". Delegation as a language feature supports the prototype-based programming model, In its original usage, delegation refers to one object relying upon another to provide a specified set of functionalities. In research, this is often referred to as consultation or as aggregation in ...

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delegation

Noun

  1. An act of delegating.
  2. A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.
  3. : A method dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
  4. : A contract whereby the original debtor substitutes a new debtor in his stead, with the creditor’s permission.


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