generic class

noun

A class defined with at least one generic type in its parameters.

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Meanings

noungeneric class (plural generic classes)

plural generic classes

  1. object-oriented programmingA class defined with at least one generic type in its parameters.

    A generic class is a class with one or more type parameters.

    2015 January 30, Cay S. Horstmann, Core Java for the Impatient, Addison-Wesley Professional

Translations

Finnish geneerinen luokka
  • geneerinen luokkaclass defined with at least one generic type
French classe générique
  • classe génériqueclass defined with at least one generic type
German generische Klasse
  • generische Klasseclass defined with at least one generic type
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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