🧬 Passed by genes 💻 Passed in code

inherited

5.8

Given automatically from a parent element or class to a child element in computer code

adjective
/ɪnˈhɛrɪtɪd/

Specialized

: heredado

The styles defined in a CSS class can be inherited by all elements nested within that class.

Additionally, the VBS toggle is inherited when you are upgrading a system.

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Examples

In object-oriented programming, properties can be inherited from a parent class to a child class.
When a variable is declared in a base class, it is inherited by all derived classes automatically.
But naturalized, inherited hierarchy is to be denied.
Additionally, the VBS toggle is inherited when you are upgrading a system.

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Synonyms

hereditary

vsinherited

Formal

10 5.4

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

is used for automatic transfer from a parent object to a child element in computing

Antonyms

local

Specialized

91 2.1

Affecting only one part of the body, not the whole body

Compounds

inherited wealth

2 4.3

Money or property you receive from family when they die

inherited disease

Specialized

2 3.0

A disease passed from parents to their children through genes

inherited disorder

Specialized

1 4.2

A disease parents pass to their children in their genes

Surface Forms

inherited positive

Morphology

inherited = inherit (semi-transparent) = inherit + ed

Formed from 'inherit' + '-ed', but the computing sense is a domain-specific metaphorical extension that may not be fully predictable to general learners.

Etymology

Inherited uses the family idea behind heir and heritage, meaning to 'receive' something from a parent. So in computing an inherited property or method is one a child element or class gets from its parent, just like a child inherits a family trait.