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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

subclassing

/ˈsklæsbæŋ/ noun · British & US
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What does subclassing mean?

noun

The act of creating a subclass in object-oriented programming, which inherits properties and behavior from a parent class.

Example

"The developer used subclassing to create a custom button class that extended the standard button class."

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