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Inherit vs Subclassable - What's the difference?

inherit | subclassable |

As a verb inherit

is to take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).

As an adjective subclassable is

that can be subclassed; from which one can derive or inherit.

inherit

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations) .
  • To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=5 citation , passage=‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited . Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’}}
  • (biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
  • To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
  • To come into an inheritance.
  • (computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
  • (computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
  • * 2006 , Daniel Solis, Illustrated C# 2005
  • For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.
  • (obsolete) To put in possession of.
  • (Shakespeare)

    Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with inherent.

    Derived terms

    * inheritable * inheritance * inherited * inheritor

    subclassable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computing, object-oriented programming) That can be subclassed; from which one can derive or inherit.
  • Antonyms

    * (that can be subclassed) sealed (in certain programming languages)