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superclass

noun, verb — 3 senses

superclass

noun

Etymology From super- + class.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses.

Object-oriented programming

2

Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class.

Synonyms
superset
Antonyms
subclass, subset
Hypernyms
class

superclass

verb

Etymology From super- + class.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To create a superclass of.

Object-oriented programming

  • Applications incorporating superclassing "clean up" by calling UnregisterClass on all superclassed classes.2001, Stephen Teilhet, Subclassing and Hooking With Visual Basic, page 223:
Related terms
abstract type, base class, interface

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