💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Inner class"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| outer classnoun | (object-oriented programming) A class that contains an inner class. |
| local classnoun | (object-oriented programming) A class that is declared in the body of a function, and can only be referred to in the rest of the function. |
| virtual classnoun | (education) An online class. |
| member classnoun | (object-oriented programming) An inner class declared outside a function (hence a "member") and not declared as static. |
| anonymous classnoun | (object-oriented programming) A class without a name, available only in the scope where it is defined. |
| eigenclassnoun | (object-oriented programming) A hidden class associated with each specific instance of another class. |
| derived classnoun | (object-oriented programming) Synonym of subclass. |
| friendnoun | A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. |
| objectnoun | A thing that has physical existence but is not alive. |
| superclassnoun | (computing, object-oriented programming) A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses. |
| metaclassnoun | (object-oriented programming) A class that serves as a template for other classes rather than objects. |
| membernoun | One who belongs to a group. |
| static classnoun | (software, object-oriented programming) A class that cannot be instantiated. |
| coclassnoun | (programming) A class that implements a COM (Common Object Model) interface. |
| concrete classnoun | (object-oriented programming) A class that can be instantiated and may have concrete methods. |
| subclassnoun | A secondary class within a main class. |
| second-class objectnoun | (programming, languages) An entity of which the value can be passed as a parameter, but that can neither be returned from a function, nor be assigned to a variable. (Used by Raphael Finkel, the first-class object does not need to have run-time constructability according to his definition.) |
| third-class objectnoun | (programming, languages) An entity of which the value can neither be passed as a parameter, nor be returned from a function, nor assigned to a variable. (According to the usage by Raphael Finkel, the first-class object does not need to have run-time constructability.) |
| convenience classnoun | (object-oriented programming) A class created for convenience so that some other, more complex task is simplified. |
| first-class objectnoun | (programming) An entity that can be constructed at run-time, passed as a parameter, returned from a function, or assigned into a variable. |
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