marker interface

noun

A special type of interface without any constants or methods defined, and that is used just to mark a class.

Meanings

nounmarker interface (plural marker interfaces)

plural marker interfaces

  1. object-oriented programmingcomputingA special type of interface without any constants or methods defined, and that is used just to mark a class.

    Synonyms: tagging interface

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA special type of interface without any constants or methods defined, and that is used just to mark a class.

Translations

Finnish merkintärajapinta
  • merkintärajapintaTranslations
German Markierungsschnittstelle
  • MarkierungsschnittstelleTranslations
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APA

marker interface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marker%20interface

MLA

“marker interface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marker%20interface. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marker interface,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marker%20interface.

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