subtype

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ type

Noun

subtype (plural subtypes)

1. A group of specific things within a larger, more general group.
2. (programming) The data type represented by a subclass.

Derived terms

• subtype polymorphism

 

Translations

a group of specific things within a larger, more general group

• Finnish: alalaji (fi), alatyyppi (fi)
• Polish: podtyp (pl) m
• Russian: подти́п (ru) m (podtíp), субти́п (ru) m (subtíp)

Verb

subtype (third-person singular simple present subtypes, present participle subtyping, simple past and past participle subtyped)

1. To categorise as a subtype.

Synonyms

• subclassify