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subclass


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Subclass  \Sub"class`\,  n. 
  One  of  the  natural  groups,  more  important  than  an  order  into 
  which  some  classes  are  divided;  as  the  angiospermous 
  subclass  of  exogens. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  subclass 
  n  :  (biology)  a  taxonomic  category  below  a  class  and  above  an 
  order 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  subclass 
 
    In  {object-oriented}  programming,  a  {class}  that 
  is  derived  from  a  {superclass}  by  {inheritance}.  The  subclass 
  contains  all  the  features  of  the  superclass,  but  may  have  new 
  features  added  or  redefine  existing  features. 
 
  (1996-03-07) 
 
 




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