subclass

  1. Noun.  (taxonomy) A rank directly below class.
  2. Noun.  (computing) In object-oriented programming, an object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
  3. Verb.  (transitive, computing) In object-oriented programming, to create a subclass of.

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