"abstract class" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: abstract classes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} abstract class (plural abstract classes)
  1. (object-oriented programming) A class that cannot be instantiated and may have abstract method. Wikipedia link: abstract class Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (in software - a class which cannot be instantiated): abstrakti luokka (Finnish), classe abstraite [feminine] (French), abstrakte Klasse [feminine] (German), αφηρημένη κλάση (afiriméni klási) [feminine] (Greek), hugrænn klasi [masculine] (Icelandic), soyut sınıf (Turkish)

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