"convenience class" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: convenience classes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} convenience class (plural convenience classes)
  1. (object-oriented programming) A class created for convenience so that some other, more complex task is simplified. Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Related terms: convenience method
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