class
1. <programming> The prototype for an object in an object-oriented
language; analogous to a derived type in a procedural language. A class may also
be considered to be a set of objects which share a common structure and
behaviour. The structure of a class is determined by the class variables which
represent the state of an object of that class and the behaviour is given by a
set of methods associated with the class.
Classes are related in a class hierarchy. One class may be a specialisation (a
"subclass") of another (one of its "superclasses") or it may be composed of
other classes or it may use other classes in a client-server relationship. A
class may be an abstract class or a concrete class.
See also signature.
2. <programming> See type class.
3. <networking> One of three types of Internet addresses distinguished by
their most significant bits.
3. <language> A language developed by the Andrew Project. It was one of
the first attempts to add object-oriented features to C.
(1995-05-01)
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