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Subclasses
An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
📖 Definitions of "Subclasses"
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An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
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A rank directly below class
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A secondary class within a main class.
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(in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).
"I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface."
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To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Subclasses"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| categoriesnoun | The (Greek Κατηγορίαι Katēgoriai; Latin Categoriae or Praedicamenta) a text from Aristotle's Organon that enumerates all the possible kinds of things that can be the subject or the predicate of a proposition. |
| subcategoriesnoun | — |
| subdivisionsnoun | "Subdivisions" is a song by Canadian progressive rock group, Rush, released as the second single from their 1982 album Signals. |
| subtypenoun | A group of specific things within a larger, more general group. |
| archetypenoun | An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. |
| classesnoun | (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes. |
| subdisciplinenoun | A field of study or work that is related to one aspect, but not the whole, of a broader field of study or work. |
| specializationnoun | The act or process of specializing. |
| archetypesnoun | a podcast produced by Archewell Audio Productions and hosted by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. |
| superclassnoun | (computing, object-oriented programming) A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses. |
| classificationsnoun | The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes. |
| subunitsnoun | Any subdivision of a larger unit. |
| subcategorynoun | With respect to a given category; a narrower category. |
| classificationnoun | The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes. |
| subchapternoun | A subsection of a chapter. |
| abilitiesnoun | (uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. |
| classifyingverb | That serves to classify. |
| subbranchnoun | A branch that is itself an offshoot of a branch of something. |
| subgroupnoun | A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group. |
| disciplinesnoun | A controlled behaviour; self-control. |
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