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Is-a
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Noun
- The relationship between two entities in object-oriented computer programming in which one entity is inherited from the other.
- 1992, Patrick Henry Winston, Artificial Intelligence 3rd edition, page 180
- A special slot, the Is-a slot, short for is-a-member-of-the-class, ties instances to the classes they are members of.