subclass.
A secondary class within a main class.
Meaning & usage
A secondary class within a main class.
A rank directly below class.
An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classisder. Middle French classebor. English class English subclass From sub- + class.
(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.
To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classisder. Middle French classebor. English class English subclass From sub- + class.
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