Glossary:Definition - Inheritance
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| Term | Inheritance | |
| Definition | Ability of a new class to be created from an existing class. The new class—derived class or subclass—inherits the members of the existing class—base class or superclass—and may extend the functionality of the base class by adding new types and methods and by overriding existing ones. | |
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| This C# Online.NET definition is from the Glossary of .NET / C# Terms. | ||
