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subclasses

noun

Meaning

  1. An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
  2. A rank directly below class
  3. A secondary class within a main class.
  4. (in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).
  5. 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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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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