In object-oriented programming, an object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods
A class B is a subclass of A if B has in it all of the resources and support functions of A (B may have additional resources and support functions as well) If B is a class derived from A, then B is said to inherit its resources and support functions from A If B is derived from A, then it is also said that B is a subclass of A
A class descended from another one, inheriting its methods and data In the Class Library supplied with Object COBOL all class are ultimately subclasses of Base
In a generalization relationship the specialization of another class, the superclass See: generalization Contrast: superclass
The level in the National Vegetation Classification Standard hierarchy under class based on growth form characteristics (Grossman et al 1998) See hierarchy under USNVS
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
A specific annotation, route, or section feature class within a coverage For example, a road coverage may have three route systems stored as subclasses for mail delivery, street cleaning, and garbage pickup
In the Objective-C language, any class that's one step below another class in the inheritance hierarchy Occasionally used more generally to mean any class that inherits from another class, and sometimes also used as a verb to mean the process of defining a subclass of another class