"unsubclass" meaning in English

See unsubclass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unsubclasses [present, singular, third-person], unsubclassing [participle, present], unsubclassed [participle, past], unsubclassed [past]
Etymology: un- + subclass Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|subclass}} un- + subclass Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsubclass (third-person singular simple present unsubclasses, present participle unsubclassing, simple past and past participle unsubclassed)
  1. (object-oriented programming, transitive) To cause (a previously subclassed window or object) no longer to act like a member of a subclass. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming
    Sense id: en-unsubclass-en-verb-FXa3Cwkx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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