is-a

Noun

Meaning

(programming) The relationship between two entities in which one entity inherits from the other.

Coordinate term: has-a

(programming, ontologies) Such relationship expressed as an ontology component (regardless of whether the OOP paradigm per se is implemented).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

Is a

Examples

That's what living in their world is-a big lie. An illusion where everyone looks the other way and pretends that nothing unpleasant exists at all, no goblins of the dark, no ghosts of the soul. Libba Bray

Richie Allen was-and still is-a Hall of Famer as far as I'm concerned. Willie Mays

Black Activists in Minneapolis: 'Utopia Is a Bunch of B.S. We Are Not in Mayberry RFD' Source: Internet

Colin Farrell's Penguin Is a Good Guy in The Batman? Source: Internet

Continuing to find inspiration in '80s synthpop, Bell drew from songs like the Eurythmics' "Love Is a Stranger." Source: Internet

Dale Davies, “Why ‘Couchsurfing Is Free’ Is a Myth,” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

is your head cold is yours is- IS-K is-ought problem is-to-be