Dictionary Definition
subclass n : (biology) a taxonomic category below
a class and above an order
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- A rank directly below class
- In object-oriented programming, an object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits properties and methods, and usually adds some of its own.
Translations
- French: sous-classe
- Lithuanian: poklasis
Verb
- In the context of "transitive|computing": In object-oriented programming, to create a subclass of.
Extensive Definition
Subclass may refer to:
- Subclass (biology), a taxonomic rank intermediate between class and superorder
- Subclass (computer science), a class that is derived from another class or classes
- Subclass (database theory), a class which inherits its data members and methods of their superclasses
- Subclass (set theory), a class contained in some other class in the same way that a subset is a set contained in some other set.
subclass in Italian: Sottoclasse
subclass in Dutch: Onderklasse
subclass in Japanese: サブクラス
subclass in Simple English: Subclass
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
biotype, branch, class, family, genotype, genus, kingdom, order, phylum, section, series, species, subfamily, subgenus, subkingdom, suborder, subspecies, subtribe, superclass, superfamily, superorder, superspecies, tribe, variety