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| The top position in all hierarchy trees |
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| Deriving a new class using the properties and behavior of an existing class |
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| keyword used in subclasses |
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| enables a subclass to invoke a constructor in the parent class |
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| keyword that means no code is written in that method |
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| specify what conditions should be true before a method is called |
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| when more than one pointer points to the same object |
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| Dynamic binding/Late binding |
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| the making of a run-time decision as to witch method in a hierarchy should be called |
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| Static Binding/ Early Binding |
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| choosing which overloaded method should be called at compile-time by comparing method signatures |
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