Definitions for "Derived class"
In object-oriented programming, a class that is created from another class, called the "base class." A derived class inherits all the features of its base class. See also inheritance, polymorphism.
See subclass.
class that inherits the public and protected member data and the public and protected member functions from its base class. Sometimes also called a child class or subclass.
Keywords:  dhrystone
Dhrystone
Keywords:  subtype, parent, relationship
a subtype if it has an is-a relationship with its parent
Keywords:  glossary, see
See C++ glossary.