Inheritance Glossary Definition

Inheritance is an object-oriented mechanism in which one class derives behavior or structure from another class.

Inheritance is a Database concept used to store, organize, manage, retrieve, secure, or describe structured information.

Inheritance can promote reuse and shared contracts, but overuse can make systems harder to change than composition-based designs.

Related concepts include Object-Oriented Programming and Method.

Database professionals use this concept when designing, operating, documenting, or troubleshooting data systems.

Related concepts include Database, Database Management System and Data Model.