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[[Category: General]
The world of Eiffel tends to adopt very special meanings to certain terms. Please add you own words and definitions. Please try to keep the list sorted alphabetically.
The world of Eiffel tends to adopt very special meanings to certain terms. Please add you own words and definitions. Please try to keep the list sorted alphabetically.



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[[Category: General] The world of Eiffel tends to adopt very special meanings to certain terms. Please add you own words and definitions. Please try to keep the list sorted alphabetically.

Attribute
Name/type pair that will lead to a corresponding field in the instances of the class.
Cluster
Group of classes that have something in common. Normally all these classes are stored in one directory.
Feature
Common term for routines and attributes that make up the class.
Library
Group of classes that are self-contained, but could also depend on other libraries.
Routine
Piece of code that is associated with a class and may be executed on its instances.