Classes Glossary

Browse 4 classes terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

4 Classes Terms

Static Method: A method defined on a class rather than on instances of it, callable without creating an object. It has no access to instance state (no `this`/`self` binding...
Subclass: A class that inherits from another class (its superclass), gaining all of the parent's fields and methods while being able to override or extend them. A...
Super: A keyword in object-oriented languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, Swift, Kotlin) that refers to the parent class, used to call the superclass constructor...
Superclass: The parent class from which a subclass inherits its fields and methods. A superclass defines the shared interface and default behavior that all its descendants...