is-a

is-a

See also: Appendix:Variations of "isa"

English

Etymology

is +‎ a

Noun

is-a (plural is-as)

1. (programming) The relationship between two entities in which one entity inherits from the other.
   • 1992, Patrick Henry Winston, Artificial Intelligence 3rd edition, page 180

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

   Coordinate term: has-a

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

Anagrams

• A. S. I., A.S.I., AIS, AIs, ASI, Asi, IAS, IAs, Sia, a-Si, ais, sai