"prototype-based programming" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prototype-based programmings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prototype-based programming (plural prototype-based programmings)
  1. (programming) A programming style, where inheritance is achieved by using existing objects by means of delegation that act as prototypes. Hypernyms: computer programming Related terms: prototype-based object-oriented programming Coordinate_terms: class-based programming Translations (Translations): prototypenbasierte Programmierung [feminine] (German), prototip tabanlı programlama (Turkish)

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