is-a

See also: Appendix:Variations of "isa"

English

Etymology

is + a

Noun

is-a (plural is-as)

(computing) The relationship between two entities in which one entity inherits from the other.
- 1992, Patrick Henry Winston, Artificial Intelligence 3rd edition, page 180
  A special slot, the Is-a slot, short for is-a-member-of-the-class, ties instances to the classes they are members of.

Coordinate terms

has-a

Anagrams

A. S. I., A.S.I., AIS, AIs, ASI, IAS, Sia, a-Si, ais, sai

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