A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.
A rank directly below class.
A secondary class within a main class.
An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).
(in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).