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metaclasses

metaclasses is the plural of metaclass.

Meaning of metaclass

Noun

metaclass (plural metaclasses)

  1. (object-oriented programming) A class that serves as a template for other classes rather than objects.
    • That is, all metaclasses (such as Collection class, Object class and Set class) are instances of the class Metaclass. This is because all metaclasses have the same behavior. They define the structure, definition and behavior of a class.1997, John Hunt, Smalltalk and Object Orientation: An Introduction, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 345

Questions about metaclasses

What is metaclasses the plural of?
Metaclasses is the plural of metaclass.

Words near metaclasses in the dictionary

  1. metacism
  2. metacisms
  3. metacitation
  4. metacitations
  5. metaclass
  6. metaclasses
  7. metaclassifier
  8. metaclassifiers
  9. metacleavage
  10. metacluster
  11. metaclustered

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