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superclassing

superclassing is the present participle and gerund of superclass.

Meaning of superclass

Verb

superclass (third-person singular simple present superclasses, present participle superclassing, simple past and past participle superclassed)

  1. (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create a superclass of.
    • Applications incorporating superclassing "clean up" by calling UnregisterClass on all superclassed classes.2001, Stephen Teilhet, Subclassing and Hooking With Visual Basic, page 223

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Questions about superclassing

What is superclassing the present participle and gerund of?
Superclassing is the present participle and gerund of superclass.

Words near superclassing in the dictionary

  1. superclass
  2. superclassed
  3. superclasses
  4. superclassical
  5. superclassified
  6. superclassing
  7. superclausal
  8. superclean
  9. superclear
  10. superclimbing
  11. superclone

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