What is the term for creating a new class based on an existing class?

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What is the term for creating a new class based on an existing class?

Answer: C. InheritingInheritance is an OOP concept where a new class derives properties and behaviors from an existing class. It enables code reuse, hierarchical classification,…

  1. A.

    Overriding

  2. B.

    Implementing

  3. C.

    Inheriting

  4. D.

    Overloading

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Correct answer: C

Inheritance is an OOP concept where a new class derives properties and behaviors from an existing class.

It enables code reuse, hierarchical classification, and extensibility, making it the correct term for creating a class based on another.

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