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virtual method

virtual method noun: a method whose behavior can be overridden within an inheriting class by a method with the same signature.

Noun

virtual method (plural virtual methods)

  1. (object-oriented programming) A method whose behavior can be overridden within an inheriting class by a method with the same signature.

Synonyms of virtual method

Forms of virtual method

pluralvirtual methods

Questions about virtual method

What does virtual method mean?
Virtual method means a method whose behavior can be overridden within an inheriting class by a method with the same signature.
What part of speech is virtual method?
Virtual method is a noun.
What is the plural of virtual method?
The plural of virtual method is virtual methods.

Words near virtual method in the dictionary

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