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Is-a
In
knowledge representation
,
object-oriented programming
and
design
(see
object oriented
program architecture
),
is-a
(
is_a
or
is a
) is a subsumption relationship between
abstractions
(e.g.
types
,
classes
), where one
class
A
is a
subclass
of another class
B
(and so
B
is a
superclass
of
A
). In other words, type A is a subtype of type B when A’s
specification
implies B’s specification. That is, any object (or class) that satisfies A’s specification also satisfies B’s specification, because B’s specification is weaker.
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