English Explanatory Dictionary

is-a

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The relationship between two entities in which one entity inherits from the other.
  2. Such a relationship expressed as an ontology component (regardless of whether the OOP paradigm per se is implemented).

Word forms

is-a is-as

Etymology

From is + a.

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