"virtual method" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: virtual methods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: virtual method Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Synonyms: virtual function Hyponyms: pure virtual function Related terms: vtable Translations (object-oriented programming): virtuaalimetodi (Finnish), virtuaalifunktio (Finnish), fonction virtuelle (French), méthode virtuelle (French), virtuell metod [common-gender] (Swedish)

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