In OOP, which term refers to a mechanism by which a class can inherit…

Inheritance is an important concept of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) that allows one class to acquire the properties (data members) and behaviors (methods) of another class.

The class that inherits is called the derived class or child class, and the class whose properties are inherited is called the base class or parent class.

Inheritance promotes:

• Code reusability

• Hierarchical classification

• Easier maintenance of programs

Example:

class Animal
{
public:
    void eat() {}
};

class Dog : public Animal
{
};

Here, class Dog inherits the properties and behaviors of class Animal.