English

Noun

1. A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class
2. (in object-oriented computing) A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses

Related terms

• abstract type
• base class
• interface

• Superclass (biology), a taxonomic rank intermediate between subphylum and class.
• Superclass (computer science), a class from which other classes are derived
• Superclass (database theory),