(thing) by LukeyBoy Wed Jan 17 2001 at 13:00:39

In object oriented programming, subclassing means deriving a new class from an existing superclass that inherits some or all of the parent class code. Inheritance is one of the most powerful features of object-oriented design.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:30:06

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.

 

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