Superclass (computer science)

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In computer science, a superclass is a class from which other classes are derived. A superclass is also called a parent class or base class. The classes that are derived from a superclass are known as child classes or derived classes.

A superclass allows for a generic interface to specialized functionality through the use of virtual functions.

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