mixin

See also: míxìn and mix-in

English

Etymology

mix +‎ in

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪksɪn/

Noun

mixin (plural mixins)

1. (object-oriented programming) An uninstantiable class that provides functionality to be inherited by a subclass.

   Traits are somewhat between an interface and a mixin, as an interface contains only method signatures, while a trait includes also the full method definitions; on the other side mixins include method definitions, but they can also carry state through attributes, while traits usually don't.

Synonyms

• abstract base class

See also

• interface
• trait

Anagrams

• Minix, inmix