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inheritable

inheritable

1 6.5
A feature that a parent gives to a child in a computer program, like a class or process
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbl/
  • Specialized
: 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
7 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
2 6.9

Can be passed down to children or other family members

is about parent-to-child transfer of a property inside computing
descendable
vsinheritable
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Can be legally passed to later family members

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

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.