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inheritable

inheritable

6.5
A feature that a parent gives to a child in a computer program, like a class or process
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : heredable

Let's have some guidelines about when you would make inheritable edits, but let's keep the research going.

Examples

  • Let's have some guidelines about when you would make inheritable edits, but let's keep the research going.

    The Knowledge Project Podcast

  • In programming, classes can have inheritable attributes, allowing child classes to utilize the properties defined in their parent classes.

  • The use of inheritable permissions enables a child object to take on the access rights assigned to its parent.

  • When developing software, it is essential to understand which properties are inheritable so that child components function correctly.

Synonyms

hereditary
vsinheritable
  • Formal
10 5.4

A right or title a family gives to their children by law

is used for technical parent-to-child transfer within computing systems
heritable
vsinheritable
  • Specialized
3 6.9

Can be passed down to children or other family members

is about parent-to-child transfer of a property inside computing
hereditable
vsinheritable
  • Archaic
7.9

Can be passed down to family by law or custom, like land and titles

is about passing permissions or properties from parent to child in computing
descendable
vsinheritable
  • Specialized
7.4

Can be legally passed to later family members

is about parent-to-child transfer of handles or permissions in computing

Surface Forms

inheritable positive

Morphology

inheritable = inherit (semi-transparent) = inherit + able

Morphologically transparent as 'inherit' + '-able', but the computing sense is domain-specific and may not be obvious to non-technical learners.

Etymology

Inheritable comes from the same root as inherit and heir, with the basic idea 'to receive from a parent'. So in computing an inheritable property is one a child object or process can 'receive' from its parent, just like a child in a family getting something from their parent.