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typeclass

typeclass is the alternative spelling of type class.

Meaning of type class

Noun

type class (plural type classes)

  1. A type system construct that supports ad hoc polymorphism (independent of the type hierarchy), first pioneered in Haskell.
    • A type class is defined with a trait that defines the abstraction. It can have any extension (instance) methods, as well as type-level members, meaning across instances.2021, Dean Wampler, chapter 5, in Programming Scala, 3rd edition, O'Reilly, →ISBN

Forms of typeclass

pluraltypeclasses

Origin of typeclass

From type + class.

Questions about typeclass

What is typeclass the alternative spelling of?
Typeclass is the alternative spelling of type class.

Words near typeclass in the dictionary

  1. typechecked
  2. typechecker
  3. typecheckers
  4. typechecking
  5. typechecks
  6. typeclass
  7. typeclasses
  8. typecutter
  9. typecutters
  10. typed
  11. typed out

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