is-a

is-a
1. verb
Is a member of the class.

An apple is-a fruit.

2. noun
The relationship between two entities in object-oriented computer programming in which one entity is inherited from the other.

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


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