Difference between revisions of "Eiffel Glossary"

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; Cluster : Group of classes that have something in common. Normally all these classes are stored in one directory.
 
; 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.
 
; Feature : Common term for routines and attributes that make up the class.
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; 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.
 
; Routine : Piece of code that is associated with a class and may be executed on its instances.

Revision as of 13:06, 17 November 2006

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.