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single responsibility principle

single responsibility principle proper noun: the principle that every class should have a single responsibility entirely encapsulated by that class.

Proper noun

single responsibility principle

  1. (object-oriented programming) The principle that every class should have a single responsibility entirely encapsulated by that class.

Questions about single responsibility principle

What does single responsibility principle mean?
Single responsibility principle means the principle that every class should have a single responsibility entirely encapsulated by that class.
What part of speech is single responsibility principle?
Single responsibility principle is a proper noun.

Words near single responsibility principle in the dictionary

  1. single procession
  2. single quote
  3. single quotes
  4. single reed
  5. single reeds
  6. single responsibility principle
  7. single room
  8. single room occupancies
  9. single room occupancy
  10. single rooms
  11. single scull

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