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superclass en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English class English superclass From super- + class.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:object-oriented programming) A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses.
  2. A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class.

Forms

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superclasses Number=Plur lexicographic
super class alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

subset · subclass

Hypernyms

class

Synonyms

parent class · superset · base class

Translations (12)

fr classe mère (class that passes attributes and methods) · tr üstsınıf (class that passes attributes and methods) · cs nadtřída (class that passes attributes and methods) · el υπερκλάση (class that passes attributes and methods) · ru надкла́сс (class that passes attributes and methods) · fi yläluokka (class that passes attributes and methods) · ja スーパークラス (class that passes attributes and methods) · ru роди́тельский класс (class that passes attributes and methods) · de Überklasse (class that passes attributes and methods) · ru суперкла́сс (class that passes attributes and methods) · nl superklasse (class that passes attributes and methods) · cmn 父類別 /父类别 (class that passes attributes and methods)

superclass en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English class English superclass From super- + class.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:object-oriented programming, transitive) To create a superclass of.
    • Applications incorporating superclassing "clean up" by calling UnregisterClass on all superclassed classes. 2001, Stephen Teilhet, Subclassing and Hooking With Visual Basic, page 223:

Forms

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superclassing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
superclassed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
superclassed Tense=Past lexicographic
super class alternative lexicographic
superclasses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

abstract type · base class · interface