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has-a

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.33 in modern English

Syllables
has-a
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The relationship between a class and any member of that class in object-oriented computer programming.

noun

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

Etymology

From has + a.

Inflected Forms

has-as (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

is-a

Questions

What does has-a mean?
The relationship between a class and any member of that class in object-oriented computer programming.
Where does has-a come from?
From has + a.

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