subclass

Meanings

1. 1
   noun An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
2. 2
   noun A rank directly below class
3. 3
   noun A secondary class within a main class.
4. 4
   verb (in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).
5. 5
   verb To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).