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is-a

noun

Etymology

From is + a.

  1. derived from ā
  2. inherited from a
  3. compounded as is-a — “is + a”

Definitions

  1. The relationship between two entities in which one entity inherits from the other.

    • A special slot, the Is-a slot, short for is-a-member-of-the-class, ties instances to the classes they are members of.

  2. Such a relationship expressed as an ontology component (regardless of whether the OOP…

    Such a relationship expressed as an ontology component (regardless of whether the OOP paradigm per se is implemented).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for is-a. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA