superclass

• super class

From super- + class.

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superclass (plural superclasses)

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

• (computing): base class, parent class
• (general): superset

• subclass
• subset

• class

superclass (third-person singular simple present superclasses, present participle superclassing, simple past and past participle superclassed)

1. (transitive, computing, object-oriented programming) To create a superclass of.
   • 2001, Stephen Teilhet, Subclassing and Hooking With Visual Basic, page 223:

     Applications incorporating superclassing "clean up" by calling UnregisterClass on all superclassed classes.

• (computing): abstract type, base class, interface

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