a class that inherits some or all of its properties or methods (class members) from a base class
a class that is made by inheriting the characteristics of another class
a new class that inherits all of the properties of the class from which it is derived and may add new features specific to this new class
a specialized version of the base class ("Derived is a kind-of Base")
A class consisting of instances of other classes, satisfying a certain condition. Examples.
A class that is specialized from a base class. Contains all of the attributes and methods of the base class but may also contain other attributes or different method implimentations.
class that uses inheritance to gain, augment, or modify the behavior and data of another 'base' class. For more information, see Inheritance.
A class that inherits from a base class. You can add new data members and member functions to the derived class. You can manipulate a derived class object as if it were a base class object. The derived class can override virtual functions of the base class.
A descendant class¤¤ of the class¤ under discussion.