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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.

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noun
  1. 1

    An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.

  2. 2

    A rank directly below class

  3. 3

    A secondary class within a main class.

verb
  1. 1

    (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."

  2. 2

    To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).

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categoriesnounThe (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.
subtypenounA group of specific things within a larger, more general group.
archetypenounAn 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.
subdisciplinenounA field of study or work that is related to one aspect, but not the whole, of a broader field of study or work.
specializationnounThe act or process of specializing.
archetypesnouna 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.
classificationsnounThe act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
subunitsnounAny subdivision of a larger unit.
subcategorynounWith respect to a given category; a narrower category.
classificationnounThe act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
subchapternounA subsection of a chapter.
abilitiesnoun(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
classifyingverbThat serves to classify.
subbranchnounA branch that is itself an offshoot of a branch of something.
subgroupnounA group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
disciplinesnounA controlled behaviour; self-control.

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