RE: Terminology Question

["Earl Cooley" <shiva -at- io -dot- com>]

> On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:04:48 -0500, Richard de Vecchis 
> <RDevecchis -at- lawmanager -dot- com> wrote:
> >... Programmers often use the word "inherit" as in: 
> >Programmers can create relationships between one object and another. 
> >For example, objects can inherit characteristics from other objects. 
> >Is there a more suitable term to use in end user documentation when
> >describing software applications?
> 
> Richard, if your end users are developers of any kind, then the 
> answer is, "No, there is not a more suitable term; use the word 
> 'inherit'."
> 
> And, if they are not developers, then I guess I'd need to know 
> more about what it is you are trying to convey.
> 
> --Emily

Oh, yeah.... Inheritance is an object-oriented programming concept 
of (relatively) long standing.

<http://www.cyberdyne-object-sys.com/oofaq2/body/basics.htm#S1.7>

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 e=sc^3 (shiva -at- io -dot- com) Earl Cooley III

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