a method that is not invoked on an instance of a class but belongs to the class itself
a method which can be invoked via the name of the class in which they are de ned
method defined in a CIM class that is executed by retrieving the class definition instead of retrieving an instance of the class.
Another name for class method.
A method invoked without referencing an object. Static methods affect the whole class, not an instance of the class. Also called a class method.
A method that is associated with a class rather than an instance of the class.