SUBCLASS

subclass

Noun

  1. A rank directly below class
  2. In object-oriented programming, an object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.

Verb

  1. In object-oriented programming, to create a subclass of.
    I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface.
  2. To cause (a window or object) to act as a member of a subclass.


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