"type class" meaning in All languages combined

See type class on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: type classes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} type class (plural type classes)
  1. (programming) A type system construct that supports ad hoc polymorphism (independent of the type hierarchy), first pioneered in Haskell. Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: typeclass

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